8.4K views · 92 reactions | Apollo: Missions To The Moon shares rare NASA footage and interviews that capture the mission to land Americans on the moon. Here's the story about how this documentary came together. | National Geographic TV | Facebook

Fifty years ago today, on Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time when the ascent stage of Apollo 15's Lunar Module Falcon departed the surface of the Moon with astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin onboard. This clip combines the televised initial departure with onboard 16mm film, which includes views of the landing site and the descent stage, as well as of Hadley Rille. To highlight the all-Air Force crew, Al Worden in the orbiting Command Module Endeavour played the U.S.

48K views · 1K reactions | The Apollo program was one of the most expensive programs carried out by NASA. Learn more about this program through this video! #Unacademy #Education | Unacademy | Facebook

3.6K views · 72 reactions | NASA’s Apollo Program (1961-73) was one of the most ambitious research and development operations in modern history. But the deaths of the Apollo 1 astronauts in 1967 put the entire program in jeopardy. Find out how NASA responded.... Full video here: https://youtu.be/YWhMCXo4lkQ | Epic History TV | Facebook

We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing after the Soviet Union took the lead in the 'Space Race'. We explore the dramatic story of NASA's Apollo Program, beginning with President Kennedy's ambitious deadline for a lunar landing by the end of the decade, in response to Soviet success with Sputnik and cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin. We look at how Werner von Braun, a former rocket scientist of the Third Reich, playe