1968

United States, 1998

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Episode number 4 of Series “From the earth to the moon”.
In a year marked by anti-Vietnam war prtesets, when Russia seemed ready to send a man to the moon, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders prepare for the launch of Apollo 8, the first ever manned voyage to the moon. Their aim is to reach the moon and remain in lunar orbit, the greatest risk is that they have a single engine that must break their orbit if it is to bring them home safely.

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Credits

co-producer

Brian Grazer

Michael Bostick

Ron Howard

production company

Clavius Base

Imagine Entertainment (US)

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1998

Appears in

From the earth to the moon

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From the earth to the moon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311552

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronauts

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronauts - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Manned space flight

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight - History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight to the moon

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Colour

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