NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14, part 2 of 3
- Series
- NOVA
- Episode
- To the Moon
- Raw Footage
- Interview with Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14, part 2 of 3
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-15-zc7rn31n15
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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
- Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, US Navy Officer, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 14 is interviewed about lunar science and the Apollo 14 mission. He explains how Alan Shepard got his bad rap among scientists because he told them not to waste his time, and discusses the geology of the moon and how it impacted the choice of landing site for Apollo 14. As the mission following Apollo 13, Mitchell and Shepard both felt the pressure to succeed, although they encountered issues with docking (possibly because of moisture) and with the landing radar. Mitchell also explains how the astronauts overloaded themselves with objectives so that they were able to accomplish as much as possible during a mission, even though the brand-new equipment used in space sometimes caused difficulty because of the discrepancy between the astronauts' experiences in training. The trip to Cone Crater on Apollo 14 was difficult because of navigational issues with their maps, such that Mitchell and Shepard almost reached Cone Crater without realizing it, and their proximity led to a discovery of a white rock, and their closest point to the rim of the crater.
- 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
- 00:23:12
- Credits
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Interviewee: Mitchell, Edgar, 1930-2016
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-94637698a39 (Filename)
Format: Digital Betacam
Generation: Original
Duration: 0:23:13
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- Citations
- Chicago: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14, part 2 of 3 ,” 1998, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed August 17, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-zc7rn31n15.
- MLA: “NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14, part 2 of 3 .” 1998. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. August 17, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-zc7rn31n15>.
- APA: NOVA; To the Moon; Interview with Edgar Dean "Ed" Mitchell, NASA astronaut who was Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 14, part 2 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-zc7rn31n15