Apollo: Missions To The Moon shares rare NASA footage and interviews that capture the mission to land Americans on the moon. Here's the story about how this documentary came together. | National Geographic TV

268 reactions · 47 shares | ‘Tracking Apollo: 50 Years since the Moon Landing’ celebrates the triumph of global collaboration and scientific research. Come and learn about Canberra’s role and see equipment from the Honeysuckle Creek station including the antenna’s track ball, a tracker’s headset and more: bit.ly/2KOVFQ2 | National Museum of Australia | Facebook

11K views · 287 reactions | On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/ez1ouH The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing on the moon. Less than a month before their planned launch date, a fire erupted inside

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing after the Soviet Union took the lead in the 'Space Race'. We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing by the end of the decade, in response to Soviet success with Sputnik and cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin. We look at how Werner von Braun, a former rocket scientist of the Third Reich, playe