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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.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.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.
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- 1 nomination
Stephen Bales
- Self
- (as Steve Bales)
James Burke
- Self
- (archive footage)
Eugene Cernan
- Self
- (as Gene Cernan)
Charles Duke
- Self
- (as Charlie Duke)
Christopher Kraft
- Self
- (as Chris Kraft)
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- TriviaAt about 1:30 we see footage of the crew section of the LEM blasting off from the moon. This was Apollo 17; the last time that man was on the moon, which was on December 14, 1972. This is a remarkable shot, as the camera was being controlled remotely from Houston, and powered by the lunar rover and with the transmission being beamed from the rover's antenna. As it takes approximately one and a half seconds for a radio signal to travel from the earth to the moon and another second and a half for the return signal, the camera operator had to start the camera moving a second and a half before the actual blast off. He then used the joystick to tilt the camera upwards at the same rate as the ascent of the spacecraft, but anticipate its location from moment to moment and do it one and a half seconds early. Thanks to his precise timing, he was able to capture the shot while keeping the spacecraft in the frame the entire time.
- 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.
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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!!
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- sbrookie-61075
- May 2, 2017
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- NASA:s okända hjältar
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- Gross US & Canada
- $16,405
- Gross worldwide
- $16,405
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- 16:9 HD
- 4:3
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By what name was Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017) officially released in Canada in English?
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