Apollo 11 - 1969 NASA documentary

SpaceBot Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:41 pm

Moonwalk One, ca. 1970

Published on Jul 25, 2011 by wdtvlive42

This film details the comprehensive coverage surrounding the July 1969 launch of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the moon. The film details activities of both the astronauts and mission control during pre-launch and launch sequences, daily activities aboard the spacecraft and the moonwalk, and provides a view of the historical and cultural events of the time.

The footage includes clips from science fiction television shows such as "Flash Gordon" and "Buck Rogers," as well as a lengthy segment on American rocket pioneer Robert Goddard. The film also explores some of the critical preliminary stages of the Apollo program, including medical testing of the human body in space conditions, as well as the assembly and testing of space suits as worn by the astronauts.

This movie can be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.1257628

Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifxjq9VSvt0

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, has died. He was 82.

link - https://spacetime.forumotion.com/t1429-astronaut-neil-armstrong-first-man-to-walk-on-moon-dies-at-age-82#2105