NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, part 3 of 3

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Series
NOVA
Episode
To the Moon
Raw Footage
Interview with Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, part 3 of 3
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-15-gb1xd0s30f
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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
Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, is interviewed about his time during the Apollo 7 mission. Schirra explains "Go Fever" and his feelings of responsibility during Apollo 7, as well as his work during Apollo 7. Schirra initially disagreed with the pushing ahead the televising the Apollo 7 mission and forced them to stick to the schedule, which he says was part of the push for NASA to put lots of science into each mission. Schirra says that some of the astronauts were jealous about not being test pilots and says that he urged NASA to wait to do scientific tests until after they had accomplished their goal of getting to the moon.
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
00:12:11
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Credits
Interviewee: Schirra, Walter, 1923-2007
Interviewee: Schirra, Walter, 1923-2007
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-815feb9e5cd (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:12:11
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Citations
Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, part 3 of 3 ,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 8, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gb1xd0s30f.
MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, part 3 of 3 .” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 8, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-gb1xd0s30f>.
APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Walter "Wally" Schirra, naval aviator, astronaut, and commander of Apollo 7, 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-gb1xd0s30f