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Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

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National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7.392/10

Release Date

07 July 2019

Country

United States of America

Cast

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage)

Bill Anders

Bill Anders

Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage)

Frank Borman

Frank Borman

Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self - CBS News (archive footage)

Betty Grissom

Betty Grissom

Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage)

Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell

Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball

Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)

Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)

Joseph Sheahan

Joseph Sheahan

Self - NASA (archive footage)

James Burke

James Burke

Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound)

Glynn Lunney

Glynn Lunney

Self - NASA Flight Director (archive footage)

John Glenn

John Glenn

Self - Mercury Astronaut (archive footage)

Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom

elf - Apollo Astronaut (archive footage)

Gordon Cooper

Gordon Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Wally Schirra

Wally Schirra

Self (archive footage)

Edward H. White II

Edward H. White II

Self (archive footage)

Roger B. Chaffee

Roger B. Chaffee

Self - Apollo 1 Astronaut (archive footage)

Jerry Park

Jerry Park

Self - WFAA, Dallas (archive footage)

Bill Ryan

Bill Ryan

Self - NBC News (archive footage)

Jim Hartz

Jim Hartz

Self - NBC News (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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