Another space documentary that will hit Discovery HD in June, this looks to be a very promising look into the inner workings of NASA in the 1960’s - 1970’s. If you are at all familiar with “In the Shadow of the Moon” a documentary of our first manned missions to Luna, you will probably love what Discovery has in store.
The archive includes dramatic shots of the first American spacewalk, conducted in 1965 by Gemini 4 astronaut Ed White. If White’s spacesuit failed, there were few options available for rescuing him, Gemini 4 commander James McDivitt recalled.
Among the other highlights are rocket launches, moonshots, the Apollo-Soyuz linkup in 1975 and rarely seen footage from early astronaut training.
I know what I’ll be watching in June!
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