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Chasing the Moon: Teaser

Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.

Aired 07/08/2019

American Experience

Chasing the Moon: Teaser

Preview: Season 31 Episode 3 | 1m 3s

Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.

Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation. “Chasing the Moon” recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama, utilizing a feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material.

Aired 07/08/2019

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Inside Look | Chasing the Moon

Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon. (2m)

Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11

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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The mission that changed everything. Chasing the Moon premieres July 8, 2019 on PBS. (30s)

Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist

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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Countdown to relive the journey that defined a generation. (30s)

Teaser #2: Chasing | Chasing the Moon

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Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation. (30s)

Valerie Anders

Valerie Hoard married William Anders in 1955. (1m 13s)

Wernher Von Braun: Rocket Scientist

Wernher Von Braun was a German-born, American rocket engineer. (1m 27s)

Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 1

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Watch chapter 1 of Chasing the Moon. (8m 31s)

The Moon’s Lasting Pull

Long before we reached the moon’s surface, the moon has held special meaning for humanity. (4m 20s)

The Desegregation of Huntsville

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

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

Private companies planning lunar missions. Who’s in charge in outer space? (5m 56s)

Ed Dwight: First African American Candidate for Space

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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Watch a preview of “Chasing the Moon". (3m 41s)

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