Chasing the Moon (TV series) explained

Director:Robert Stone
Composer:Gary Lionelli
Country:United States
Num Episodes:3
Network:PBS
First Aired:[1]

Chasing the Moon is a 2019 American television documentary series by Robert Stone about the race to land a man on the Moon. It includes archive footage not seen previously by the public.[2] An accompanying book of the same title, authored by Stone and Alan Anders, was also released (ISBN: 1524798126).

Episodes

Episodes were each about 1 hour 48 minutes in length and covered successive stages in the history of the US space program between 1957 and 1969.[3]

Broadcast

Chasing the Moon was made for PBS and first broadcast on its American Experience program in July 2019 over three successive nights.[4] It was among the documentaries and dramas screened that month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.[5]

Reception

Vern Gay of Newsday wrote, "Stirring history and vitally important."[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chasing the Moon . American Experience . PBS . 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: PBS Series 'Chasing the Moon' Takes a New Look at the Apollo-Era Space Race. Elizabeth Howell . 7 June 2019. Space.com . 17 December 2021.
    - News: 'Chasing the Moon' revisits historic Apollo 11 mission. Washington Post. 2019-08-31.
  3. Web site: Chasing The Moon . 2019 . SBS On Demand . Special Broadcasting Service (Australia) . 31 August 2019 . September 1, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901205458/https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1562010691507/chasing-the-moon-magnificent-desolation . dead .
    - Web site: Chasing The Moon - Documentary. SBS On Demand. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831031704/https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/chasing-the-moon. August 31, 2019. 31 August 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: Chasing the Moon: It took millions of steps to make one giant leap . . PBS: American Experience . Public Broadcasting Service . 31 August 2019.
  5. News: What's better than a TV shot of Apollo 11? The looks on the faces back home. . Stuever . Hank . 19 July 2019 . The Washington Post . Nash Holdings . 31 August 2019 .
  6. Web site: Gay . Verne . 2019-07-05 . 'Chasing the Moon' review: PBS' powerful history of the Apollo program . 2022-05-25 . Newsday . en.

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