Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

Director:

David Fairhead

Stars:

John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostick

Cast

Credited cast:
John Aaron	...	(Himself)
Stephen Bales	...	(Himself) (as Steve Bales)
Jerry Bostick	...	(Himself)
James Burke	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Carlton	...	(Himself)
Eugene Cernan	...	(Himself) (as Gene Cernan)
Charles Duke	...	(Himself) (as Charlie Duke)
Ed Fendell	...	(Himself)
Gerry Griffin	...	Himself
Christopher Kraft	...	Himself (as Chris Kraft)
Gene Kranz	...	Himself
Sy Liebergot	...	(Himself)
Jim Lovell	...	(Himself)
Glynn Lunney	...	Himself

Storyline

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special band of brothers in Mission Control. The feature documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo tells their stories, describing the rural homesteads and smokestack towns they came from, and the remarkable team they became. The film consists of interviews with those who worked in Mission Control and astronauts, enhanced by extraordinary archive, stunning VFX and an original orchestral score. The film covers the first journeys to the moon by Apollo 8 and Apollo 11, and the huge effort required to save the crew of Apollo 13.

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Plot Keywords:

apollo spacecraft | national air and space administration | spaceflight | mission control | 

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Taglines:

No giant leap is made alone.

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Genres:

Documentary | History

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mission Control: gli eroi sconosciuti dell'Apollo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Haviland Digital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Christopher Kraft: We gotta tell 'em it's got to have a computer. What the hell is a computer? It was almost that much that we didn't know.

User Reviews

Failure Is Not An Option!

I am so glad I was able to view a special presentation of this incredible film!! Growing up in the Apollo era, I was always intrigued by the men on the ground wearing headsets and staring into small TV screens, who broke into applause and hugged each other at the moment they knew the mission was successful. This film tells the story of these "Unsung Heros", mostly in their own words, and with lots of photos of them at work in that special room we know as Mission Control. It shows how they reacted to failure as well as success, and how failure served to strengthen the inherent integrity each brought to this crucial part of manned space flight. It shows how they figured out how to do their jobs in this new era of space exploration, and how important teamwork was to their endeavor. It illustrates how individual dedication works to to make the sum greater than its parts. Mission Control was, and is, a crucial part of all space flight! I am grateful to have this documentary of the special individuals that gave so much of themselves to assure the success of the Apollo Special Program!!