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Chasing the Moon

Series 1

Magnificent Desolation - Part 1

Duration: 48 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 7 months

As Nasa chooses which astronauts will crew Apollo 11, the Soviet Union announces that it intends to schedule a mission to the moon of its own to coincide with America's lunar landing. Show more

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