Chasing the moon

The Resource Chasing the moon
Label
Chasing the moon
Statement of responsibility
a film by Robert Stone ; producers, Daniel Aegerter, Keith Haviland, Ray Rothrock ; written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; a Robert Stone production for American Experience in association with Arte France ; a production of WGBH Boston
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Chasing the moon reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama. Utilizing overlooked and lost archival material, the film features a cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events. Among those included are astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old “mathematics whiz” who gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA’s Mission Control; and Ed Dwight, the Air Force pilot selected by the Kennedy administration to train as America’s first black astronaut
Member of
Cataloging source
Midwest
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director, Robert Stone
Language note
  • English audio
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Runtime
390
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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