Beginnings of the Space Age: Destination Moon

Beginnings of the Space Age: Destination Moon

2011 en 59 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

"Destination Moon" is the third in the trio of documentaries about the beginnings of the space age. It documents JPL's ambitious plan to beat the Soviet Union in robotic space exploration by reaching not only for the moon, but also the inner planets. But as the hour-long episode documents, JPL would be humbled by a series of failures in attempting to merely hit the moon, let alone visit the other planets. "We didn't know what we were doing," one veteran JPL engineer confides, "and there was no one around to tell us." This film shows how JPL did learn to go to the moon and to the planet Venus, giving the United States its first "First in Space."

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

Similar Movies

Armstrong

Armstrong

en

July 12, 2019

Good Night Oppy

Good Night Oppy

en

November 4, 2022

For All Mankind

For All Mankind

en

November 1, 1989

James May on the Moon

James May on the Moon

en

June 21, 2009

The Last Man on the Moon

The Last Man on the Moon

en

February 26, 2016

Roving Mars

Roving Mars

en

January 27, 2006

The Farthest

The Farthest

en

March 15, 2018

Cosmic Voyage

Cosmic Voyage

en

August 9, 1996

The Year of Pluto

The Year of Pluto

en

July 15, 2015

Secrets of the Sun

Secrets of the Sun

en

April 24, 2012

New Horizons

New Horizons

en

June 30, 2015

Close-Up on Planets

Close-Up on Planets

en

September 28, 1982

The Dream Is Alive

The Dream Is Alive

en

June 1, 1985

Footprints On The Moon

Footprints On The Moon

en

October 2, 1969

An Article of Hope

An Article of Hope

en

May 1, 2011

Blue Planet

Blue Planet

en

January 1, 1990