NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Carolyn Shoemaker, Astronomer, part 1 of 3
- Series
- NOVA
- Episode
- To the Moon
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-15-j38kd1rt4c
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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
- Carolyn Shoemaker, Astronomer, is interviewed about late husband Gene Shoemaker's role in the Apollo program. The footage begins with 5 minutes of B-roll footage of a mountain. Shoemaker begins by explaining Gene Shoemaker's first push to get to the moon, and why he wanted to go to the moon. Gene thought that Sputnik came too early, and Carolyn recounts his illness that eventually prevented him from becoming an astronaut. Because of his illness, Gene had to focus on being a scientist rather than an astronaut and Carolyn explains the possibilities of a scientist in relation to the moon (audio-only). Shoemaker explains Gene's illness more extensively and talks about Gene's diagnosis with Addison's disease.
- 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
- 00:15:28
- Credits
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Interviewee: Shoemaker, Carolyn, 1929-
Interviewee: Shoemaker, Carolyn, 1929-
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-b09d5e10b05 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:15:28
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Carolyn Shoemaker, Astronomer, part 1 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-j38kd1rt4c.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Carolyn Shoemaker, Astronomer, part 1 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-j38kd1rt4c>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Carolyn Shoemaker, Astronomer, part 1 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-j38kd1rt4c