Inside Look | Chasing the Moon
Clip: Season 31 Episode 3 | 2m
Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon.
Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon. Premieres July 8, 9/8c on PBS.
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Inside Look | Chasing the Moon
Clip: Season 31 Episode 3 | 2m
Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon. Premieres July 8, 9/8c on PBS.
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Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 1m 12s | Michael Collins was an astronaut from the third group named by NASA in October 1963. (1m 12s)
Official Trailer | Chasing the Moon | PBS
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Preview: S31 Ep3 | 30s | The mission that changed everything. Chasing the Moon premieres July 8, 2019 on PBS. (30s)
Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 1m 16s | Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control. (1m 16s)
Teaser #1: Countdown | Chasing the Moon
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Preview: S31 Ep3 | 30s | Countdown to relive the journey that defined a generation. (30s)
Teaser #2: Chasing | Chasing the Moon
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Preview: S31 Ep3 | 30s | Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation. (30s)
Wernher Von Braun: Rocket Scientist
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 1m 27s | Wernher Von Braun was a German-born, American rocket engineer. (1m 27s)
Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 1
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Clip: S31 Ep3 | 8m 31s | Watch chapter 1 of Chasing the Moon. (8m 31s)
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 4m 20s | Long before we reached the moon’s surface, the moon has held special meaning for humanity. (4m 20s)
The Desegregation of Huntsville
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 9m 24s | Civil rights activists in Huntsville, Alabama formed a “psychological warfare committee”. (9m 24s)
How NASA Sold Us a Trip to the Moon: Chasing the Moon
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 6m 6s | To win the space race, NASA had to market the moon to the American public. (6m 6s)
Space Law, The Next Generation: Chasing the Moon
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 5m 56s | Private companies planning lunar missions. Who’s in charge in outer space? (5m 56s)
Ed Dwight: First African American Candidate for Space
Clip: S31 Ep3 | 1m 9s | Ed Dwight Jr. was the first African American to be trained as an astronaut. (1m 9s)
Trailer: Extended | Chasing the Moon
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Preview: S31 Ep3 | 3m 41s | Watch a preview of “Chasing the Moon". (3m 41s)
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