NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with David Scott, astronaut and commander of Apollo 15, part 3 of 3
- Series
- NOVA
- Episode
- To the Moon
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8zj8j
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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
- David Scott, former NASA astronaut and Commander of Apollo 15, is interviewed about Jim Irwin's heart problems, difficulties of using space suits, the limits of space exploration, and the need to explore the moon to gain an understanding of Mars. The interview ends with a discussion of Gene Shoemaker's contributions to geological training and observation during Apollo missions, and his decision to leave.
- 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
- 00:06:23
- Credits
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Interviewee: Scott, David, 1932-
Interviewee: Scott, David, 1932-
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-7ee0f277319 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:06:23
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with David Scott, astronaut and commander of Apollo 15, part 3 of 3,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 16, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8zj8j.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with David Scott, astronaut and commander of Apollo 15, part 3 of 3.” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 16, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-b27pn8zj8j>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with David Scott, astronaut and commander of Apollo 15, part 3 of 3. 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-b27pn8zj8j