Triumph & tragedy

Triumph & tragedy / by Anabelle Marshall.

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The moment marks the culmination of countless breakthroughs by America's space agency, NASA. 500 million people around the world share a great moment as it happens live, thanks to the power of television. Kennedy's...

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Other Authors: Marshall, Anabelle (Director, Producer), Simpson, Alisdair (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2009.
Series:World history in video.
Subjects:
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft) > Accidents.
Challenger (Spacecraft) > Accidents.
Columbia (Spacecraft) > Accidents.
Project Apollo (U.S.) > History.
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.) > History.
United States. > National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Apollo 13 (Spacecraft)
Challenger (Spacecraft)
Columbia (Spacecraft)
Project Apollo (U.S.)
Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
Accidents.
Documentary.
Documentary television programs.
History.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The moment marks the culmination of countless breakthroughs by America's space agency, NASA. 500 million people around the world share a great moment as it happens live, thanks to the power of television. Kennedy's dream is now a reality. The door is opened to explore our universe. But less than a year after NASA's greatest triumph, they will face the worst imaginable trial. Apollo 13, to launch in April, 1970, will add new challenges to the lunar journey. Landing in rocky highlands. its crew will collect mountain samples as clues to the history of our solar system. Its mission insignia reads, "Ex Luna, Scientia," from the moon knowledge.
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 min.).
Playing Time:00:52:02
Language:In English.
Original language in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Videodisc version record.

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