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James May on the Moon

James May on the Moon

Genres

Documentary

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Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missions. Traveling to America, May meets three of the men who walked on the surface of the moon, learning how it felt and how the now antiquated technology was used to achieve such an historic feat.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

6.813/10

Release Date

21 June 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

James May

James May

Himself - Presenter

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