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Project Apollo

Episode 2: The Other Side of the Moon

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

James Burke reports on the political motives behind putting a man on the moon, and whether the knowledge gained from examining samples of moon rock means the Apollo missions were good value. NASA officials discuss the dangers faced and the pressure to succeed following President Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by 1970. Show less

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