Den mislykkede ekspedition til månen i 1970 blev lige så berømt som den første månelanding året før. "Houston, vi har et problem", lød det fra rummet, da næsten alt gik galt. Mens over tusind mennesker arbejdede med problemerne i rumfartscentret, styrede de tre astronauter manuelt rumkapslen tilbage mod jorden næsten uden ilt, varme og brændstof. Tom Hanks har kommandoen i rummet, og Ed Harris dirigerer indsatsen på jorden.
Meget af materialet til filmen stammer fra en nyopdaget guldgrube: En masse filmoptagelser og over 11.000 timers ukatalogiserede lydindspilninger. Vi kommer på første række til NASA's mest berømte mission, som satte de første mennesker ned på månen og for altid gjorde Neil Armstrong og Buzz Aldrin til kendte navne. Set fra astronauternes perspektiv, teamet i Mission Control og de millioner af tilskuere på jorden oplever vi de dage og timer i 1969, da menneskeden tog et af de største skridt i vores historie.
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.
On July 16, 1969, hundreds of thousands of spectators and an army of reporters gathered at Cape Kennedy to witness one of the great spectacles of the century: the launch of Apollo 11. Over the next few days, the world watched on with wonder and rapture as humankind prepared for its "one giant leap" onto the moon--and into history. Witness this incredible day, presented through stunning, remastered footage and interviews that takes you behind-the-scenes and inside the spacecraft, Mission Control, and the homes of the astronaut's families.
For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.
In preparation for the moon landing in 1969, NASA sent a team of astronauts to the lunar landscapes of Iceland. Their hi-tech training mission soon discovers what obstacles one can meet when facing an Icelandic sheep farmer.
Soviet cinematographers created a progressively realistic image of a journey to the moon in these early days of special effects. Scientist Pavel Sedikh grows impatient with the restrictions of the conservative Soviet space institute in Moscow. Sedikh builds his own spacecraft, and accompanied by a female astronaut and a boy, he embarks on a the first human trip to the moon.
