Apollo's Daring Mission Sneak Peek
Preview: Season 45 Episode 18 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the story of the first manned mission to the moon.
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan.
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Apollo's Daring Mission Sneak Peek
Preview: Season 45 Episode 18 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan.
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