Apollo Lunar Mission (1968)

Duration: 16:31

Year Published: 1968

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Made before the first manned Apollo mission, this NASA government film details why and how the Apollo spacecraft will get to and land on the Moon, what the astronauts will do once there, how they will the return to Earth, and how NASA plans to study the samples brought back from the voyage. It explains orbits, trajectories, timing and landing. This film also discusses the components, construction, and launching of Apollo spacecraft.