Series
NOVA
Episode
To the Moon
Raw Footage
Footage of a roundtable conversation among lunar scientists, part 2 of 2
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-gt5fb4xv21
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Description
Program Description
This remarkably crafted program covers the full range of participants in the Apollo project, from the scientists and engineers who promoted bold ideas about the nature of the Moon and how to get there, to the young geologists who chose the landing sites and helped train the crews, to the astronauts who actually went - not once or twice, but six times, each to a more demanding and interesting location on the Moon's surface. "To The Moon" includes unprecedented footage, rare interviews, and presents a magnificent overview of the history of man and the Moon. To the Moon aired as NOVA episode 2610 in 1999.
Raw Footage Description
Footage of a roundtable conversation among lunar scientists on various theories of the moon. The discussion includes a conversation on the moon as the Rosetta Stone to understanding the solar system, a conversation on the future of space exploration and the need to colonize other planets, and a conversation on what happens after mankind reaches Mars.
Created Date
1998
Asset type
Raw Footage
Genres
Interview
Topics
History
Technology
Science
Subjects
American History; Gemini; apollo; moon; Space; astronaut
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:11:32
Embed Code
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
Speaker: Drake, Michael J., 1946-2011
Speaker: Canup, Robin M., 1968-
Speaker: Wilhelms, Donald, 1930-
Speaker: Drake, Michael J., 1946-2011
Speaker: Canup, Robin M., 1968-
Speaker: Wilhelms, Donald, 1930-
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-4aac45c23a7 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:11:32
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Citations
Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of a roundtable conversation among lunar scientists, part 2 of 2,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gt5fb4xv21.
MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of a roundtable conversation among lunar scientists, part 2 of 2.” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gt5fb4xv21>.
APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Footage of a roundtable conversation among lunar scientists, part 2 of 2. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gt5fb4xv21