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Bud Brewster · Last edited by Bud Brewster on Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:21 am; edited 1 time in total

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This is a Jim-dandy miniseries, with terrific special effects and high production values. It was made as a companion piece for The Right Stuff and Apollo 13, which is why it begins at about the point The Right Stuff left off, and it doesn't dwell on Apollo 13 very long.

It does, however, do a fine job of portraying the missions prior to Apollo 11 all the problems that had to be solved before a Moon landing was attempted.

One of the best parts of the miniseries deals with the heroic efforts of the Gruman Aircraft company to design and build the Lunar Excursion Module. It's presented in a very entertaining and informative manner.

The segment of the miniseries that shows the first flight tests of the LEM are surprisingly moving, and it contains some breathtaking special effects. This is a wonderful series for people who feel strongly about the NASA space program from the 1960s.
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From the Earth to the Moon - Ep.07 (Apollo 12) Launch Scene

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Brent Gair · Mission Specialist Joined: 21 Nov 2014 Posts: 466

Bud Brewster

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:46 am Post subject:

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Well, color me embarrassed, folks — I was wrong. I've been watching From the Earth to the Moon, and my memory of the miniseries is apparently a bit flawed.

Contrary to what I stated above, the series does in fact have one entire 60-minute segment devoted to Apollo 13.

What they do not show are any scenes of actors playing the three astronauts aboard the spacecraft, something which many the other segments have an abundance of. The series let the movie, Apollo 13, show us what happened in mission control and aboard the spacecraft.

The segment focuses instead on the way the media fought over what to report and what not to report.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

Bud Brewster · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:56 am Post subject:

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Watch this 7 minute video about the Soviet lunar landing and their spacesuit design. It would seem that the Soviets didn't have much luck with their space program, although they did have some impressive designs for their space vehicles. Very Happy

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And this 2nd video uses excellent CGI to illustrate the Soviet vehicles they planned to use for the lunar missions.

N-1 Soviet Moon rocket (1969-1972) : " The Soviet Saturn 5 " animation by Nick Stevens (2013), HD

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)