James May on the Moon

Synopsis

James meets three men who have walked on the moon, to discover how it felt and learn how 1960s technology managed to produce machines which were able to fly to the moon. May also experiences the thrill of weightlessness in the infamous Vomit Comet, feels the G forces of a Saturn V rocket launch and gets to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane in his own space suit.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Subjects

Space science

Keywords

NASA; space exploration; space technology; moon landings

Credits

Contributor

James May

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£14.98

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

60 minutes

Year

2015

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

2 Entertain Video

Email

DVDenquiryline@bbc.com

Web

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Phone

020 7612 3000

Fax

020 7612 3003

Address

BBC Worldwide
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL

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