Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon while relying on untried new technologies. Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the feats of engineering that paved the way to the moon.
| Title | Apollo's Daring Mission |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary |
| Release Date | 2018-12-26 |
| Episode Runtime | 00 Hours 55 Minutes |
| Season Number | 45 |
| Episode Number | 17 |
| Production Companies | GBH |
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