American Experience: Chasing the Moon

2019
5.0
2 reviews
TV-PG
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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 A Place Beyond the Sky
7/8/19
A Place Beyond the Sky begins in 1957 and tracks the early years of the space race as the United States struggles to catch up with the Soviet Union.
2 Earthrise
7/9/19
Earthrise covers 1964-1968, four heady, dangerous years in the history of the space race, focusing on the events surrounding the Apollo 1 and Apollo 8 missions.
3 Magnificent Desolation
7/10/19
Magnificent Desolation, which covers 1969-1970, takes Americans to the moon and back. The final episode also considers what happens to scientific and engineering programs - and to a country - after national goals have been achieved.

About this show

Chasing the Moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation. The series recasts the Space Age as scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
2 reviews
Michael Reiser
November 26, 2019
Caught this on PBS during the July 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. It was the best Space Race documentary I have ever seen. It traces the race from the beginnings, including Kennedy's promise, through the aftermath of Apollo 11. It even interviews Nikita Kreschev's son for a Russian point of view, and contains a lot of footage I've never seen before. Highly recommended if you're a NASA buff like me.
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Scott Mcfadden
July 20, 2019
super graphics!!!!
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