Nasa - The Big Missions

Synopsis: A compilation of original NASA and Movietone reports. The official films of each mission were designed to show the US public where their money was being spent and how far advanced the United States were in their competition with the Soviets to get the first man on the moon. This compilation gives the whole history, from the first mice and chimps sent into space in the early years, through the Mercury and Gemini missions to the 3-man Apollo missions and the 2005 Space Shuttle Discovery mission.
1: Freedom 7 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space.
2: Friendship 7 - John Glenn orbits the earth.
3: The launch of Telstar and Early Bird satellites.
4: Gemini 4 - Ed White becomes the first man to walk in space.
5: Geminis 6 and 7 - the first docking in space.
6: Apollo 7 - the first 3 man mission in space.
7: Apollo 11 - Armstrong and Aldrin become the first men to land on the moon.
8: Apollo 13 - the Moon mission that went disasterously wrong.
9: Apollo 17 - the last manned mission to the Moon.
10: STS-1 - the first mission of the space shuttle and the 2005 mission.
11: British Movietone reports showing how the NASA missions were viewed in the UK.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2006
Notes: NB This is an updated version of the 2001 video of the same name.
Subjects: Space science
Keywords: British newsreels; NASA; space exploration

Title: Freedom 7
Synopsis: 1: Freedom 7 - Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space.
Title: Friendship 7
Synopsis: 2: Friendship 7 - John Glenn orbits the earth.
Title: Launch of Telstar and Early Bird satellites
Synopsis: 3: The launch of Telstar and Early Bird satellites.
Title: Gemini 4
Synopsis: 4: Gemini 4 - Ed White becomes the first man to walk in space.
Title: Geminis 6 and 7
Synopsis: 5: Geminis 6 and 7 - the first docking in space.
Title: Apollo 7
Synopsis: 6: Apollo 7 - the first 3 man mission in space.
Title: Apollo 11
Synopsis: 7: Apollo 11 - Armstrong and Aldrin become the first men to land on the moon.
Title: Apollo 13
Synopsis: 8: Apollo 13 - the Moon mission that went disasterously wrong.
Title: Apollo 17
Synopsis: 9: Apollo 17 - the last manned mission to the Moon.

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