NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Gerald J. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, on the John D. MacArthur chair at the California Institute of Technology, 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-nc5s757t56
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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
- Gerald J. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, on the John D. MacArthur chair at the California Institute of Technology, is interviewed about the changes of the status of science during the Apollo program. The science was secondary until the lunar samples started coming back, and funding began coming in for science once the "Four Horsemen" approached the US Government with objectives for the science side. Wasserburg describes the accomplishments of Apollo as putting a man on the moon, national pride, and doing science on the lunar rocks. Wasserburg ends with a description of the first Lunar Conference and his bet with Gene Shoemaker on the creation of the moon. The final three minutes are audio-only of snippets from Lee Silver (ID "barcode52284_Silver_01") and Gerald Wasserburg's respective interviews.
- 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
- 00:24:03
- Credits
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Interviewee: Wasserburg, Gerald J., 1927-2016
Interviewee: Wasserburg, Gerald J., 1927-2016
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-6510d2755b8 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:24:03
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Gerald J. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, on the John D. MacArthur chair at the California Institute of Technology, part 3 of 3 ,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 3, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nc5s757t56.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Gerald J. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, on the John D. MacArthur chair at the California Institute of Technology, part 3 of 3 .” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 3, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nc5s757t56>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Gerald J. Wasserburg, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, Emeritus, on the John D. MacArthur chair at the California Institute of Technology, 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-nc5s757t56