Reading the Moon’s Secrets

This program from 1976 was intended for classroom use for grades 7 and above. However, it is now 33 years old and is probably of more interest for its historical footage of the Apollo missions than for current classroom use Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. reading-the-moons-secrets

Time Of Apollo (1975)

In the year 1961, President John F. Kennedy set forth the task that…’This nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth’. The decade is over and the task has been accomplished. Project Apollo has been achieved. This […]

Moonwalk, Episode 2: Adapting to Space

Episode 2 of Moonwalk examines the testing procedures Apollo operators used to simulate the space environment. Also details the functions of the different stages of the Moon rocket. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. moonwalk-episode-2-adapting-to-space

25 Years of Progress, Episode 6: Around The Moon

In 1967, during a preflight test of the Apollo spacecraft, a fire erupts in the command module which kills three astronauts. As a result of the tragedy, the Apollo spacecraft is redesigned. In 1968 the Apollo program gains momentum with four flights: two unmanned and two manned. Apollo 8 astronauts circle the Moon 10 times. […]

Lunar Mars Exploration (1990)

This 10-minute video collage begins with photos from Apollo 17’s mission to the moon. The voice of astronaut Eugene Cernan is heard saying “we leave as we came and god willing we shall return”. Next an except from President H.W. Bush’s speech about the plans for the future of manned exploration and permanent settlement in […]

Mastery of Space, The

Traces the development of the United States man-in-space program Project Mercury, showing scenes of the flight of Freedom 7 and the orbital flight of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962. Discusses briefly Project Gemini, Project Apollo, and the Saturn booster. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. mastery-of-space-the

Planning The Apollo Missions, Part 4

The second lecture in the Apollo 20th Anniversary Celebration Speaker’s Series. Held July 18, 1989 at the Johnson Space Center. Presentations by Owen Maynard, Pete Frank, Doug Broom, Ken Cox, Ron Berry, Chet Vaughan, Dr. Chuck Berry and Ben Holder. Joe Loftus, moderator. Contact footage@avgeeks.com for more information. planning-the-apollo-missions-part-4