Topic: Free Spirit Film & TV's Apollo documentaries
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-21-2016 12:12 PM
Free Spirit Film & TV has produced a series of four one-hour documentaries devoted to different aspects of the Apollo moon missions:
"Apollo 17: The Untold Story of the Last Men on the Moon" charts the story of Astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans; the three brave men chosen to take the final steps for Mankind almost 40 years ago, and how Apollo 17′s epic voyage to the Moon was the crowning glory of man's lunar exploration.
"13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13" is a gripping tale of distant desperation and heroics. Using spectacular footage, exclusive interviews with Apollo's space scientists and stunning visual effects, this film explores thirteen remarkable factors that brought the crew safely home, and the full story of the courage and ingenuity that cemented Apollo 13 as NASA's finest hour.
"The Saturn V Story" tells of the most powerful machine ever built, and the men and women who believed it could fly. Using visual effects, stunning NASA footage and expert interviews with Apollo space scientists, this inspirational film tells the story of the colossal challenges NASA faced to fulfill Kennedy's pledge.
Featuring stunning NASA footage and expert interviews with Apollo space scientists, this inspirational film explores the early days of astronaut training, following those pioneering pilots from selection to the lunar surface and back again.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
Posts: 1966 From: Atlanta, GA Registered: Feb 2007
posted 01-21-2016 04:23 PM
Is there a way to purchase and download these or do we just have to watch our TV guides for local broadcasts?
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 01-21-2016 04:28 PM
The Apollo 17 program aired (at least in the UK) in 2012. The others have yet to be picked up, I believe, so they are not available for watching.
mode1charlie Member
Posts: 1169 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010
posted 01-22-2016 01:16 AM
These look interesting, and I look forward to seeing them when (hopefully) they get picked up in the U.S.