Chasing the Moon (TV series)

Chasing the Moon is a 2019 American television documentary series by Robert Stone about the race to land a man on the Moon. It includes archive footage not seen previously by the public.[2]

Chasing the Moon
Directed byRobert Stone
ComposerGary Lionelli
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkPBS
Original release10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)[1]

Episodes

Episodes were each about 1 hour 48 minutes in length and covered successive stages in the history of the US space program between 1957 and 1969.[3]

List of Chasing The Moon episodes
No.TitleSummaryOriginal air date
1"A Place Beyond the Sky"Efforts by the United States from 1957 to catch up with the Soviet Union in the space race8 July 2019 (2019-07-08)
2"Earthrise"The years 1964 to 1968, particularly the Apollo 1 and Apollo 8 missions9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)
3"Magnificent Desolation"The Apollo 11 mission, including the lunar landing and return to Earth, its cultural impacts in the US and internationally, and its legacy10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)

Broadcast

Chasing the Moon was made for PBS and first broadcast on its American Experience program in July 2019 over three successive nights.[4] It was among the documentaries and dramas screened that month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Chasing the Moon". American Experience. PBS. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. Elizabeth Howell (7 June 2019). "PBS Series 'Chasing the Moon' Takes a New Look at the Apollo-Era Space Race". Space.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
    - "'Chasing the Moon' revisits historic Apollo 11 mission". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "Chasing The Moon". SBS On Demand. Special Broadcasting Service (Australia). 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    - "Chasing The Moon - Documentary". SBS On Demand. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "Chasing the Moon: It took millions of steps to make one giant leap". PBS: American Experience. Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. Stuever, Hank (19 July 2019). "What's better than a TV shot of Apollo 11? The looks on the faces back home". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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