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Moon Machines (2008)
Season 1
Moon Machines in the US and UK is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo Program to land a man on the Moon. It covers everything from the iconic Saturn V to the Command Module, the Lunar Module, the Space Suits, the Guidance and Control Computer, and the Lunar Rover. It was created by the team who made In the Shadow of the Moon in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. It first aired in June 2008 and was released on DVD a year later in June 2009.
Released July 6, 2008
Episode 42 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.engineer, tmdb.cosmic, tmdb.machines
Production Companies: Discovery UK
Network: Discovery Science
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Saturn V Rocket
The first episode of the series documents the creation of the iconic Saturn V rocket.
July 6, 2008, midnight
S1E2 - The Command Module
The second episode is centered around the construction of the Apollo Command Module and the setback of the Apollo 1 fire.
July 6, 2008, midnight
S1E3 - The Navigation Computer
The third episode details the story of MIT's work on the Apollo Guidance Computer.
July 7, 2008, midnight
S1E4 - The Lunar Module
The fourth episode features the Grumman project to build mankind's only true spacecraft - the Lunar Module.
July 8, 2008, midnight
S1E5 - The Space Suit
The penultimate episode focuses on the teams that created the remarkable Apollo pressure suit.
July 9, 2008, midnight
S1E6 - The Lunar Rover
The series' final episode centers on the design and perfection of the novel Lunar Roving vehicle carried to the Moon on the Apollo J-class missions.
July 10, 2008, midnight
Network: Discovery Science
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 45 min.
Released: July 6, 2008
Last Air Date: July 10, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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