NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Donald Wilhelms, Geologist with the US Geological Survey who helped make a geologic mapping of the Moon and trained Apollo astronauts, 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-nv9959dk43
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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
- Donald Wilhelms, Geologist with the US Geological Survey who helped make a geologic mapping of the Moon and trained Apollo astronauts, is interviewed about various theories of the moon. Wilhelms first talks about Gilbert's theory of the moon's creation, and explains the competing hot moon and cold moon theories of the moon's creation as resulting from hot or cold magma. Other early theorists of the moon's creation are discussed, including the theories of Mazurski, Harold Urey, and Gene Shoemaker, and Wilhelms credits Shoemaker with creating the astrogeology branch of NASA and adding scientific and geological components to the NASA and Apollo programs.
- 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
- 00:16:24
- Credits
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Interviewee: Wilhelms, Donald, 1930-
Interviewee: Wilhelms, Donald, 1930-
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-424b10a56a0 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:16:25
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Donald Wilhelms, Geologist with the US Geological Survey who helped make a geologic mapping of the Moon and trained Apollo astronauts, part 1 of 3 ,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 14, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nv9959dk43.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Donald Wilhelms, Geologist with the US Geological Survey who helped make a geologic mapping of the Moon and trained Apollo astronauts, part 1 of 3 .” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 14, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-nv9959dk43>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Donald Wilhelms, Geologist with the US Geological Survey who helped make a geologic mapping of the Moon and trained Apollo astronauts, 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-nv9959dk43