In the Shadow of the Moon

[cooker52]

That sounds Great!! I always love to hear about the space program as it started. Now, if they could do a documentory like that for each of the missions, that would make my day. Every should know about the early space program, and the Apollo Misions are one the the most important to know about.

[Roger]

The real shadow of the Moon (Astronomy Picture of the Day).

[KathieK]

I believe this will be released to a wider audience this weekend and I am hoping to be able to see it. For those of us who have grown up with space travel, a launch might not seem so spectacular. But to us baby boomers, wow, this was one of our lives' defining moments. My parents got us out of bed to watch the first steps taken on the moon. It still amazes me.
www.intheshadowofthemoon.com

[EricRobodox]

Great documentary. Working at JPL, they gave us all a private screening. It was amazing. I had never knew that whole thing about how Buzz and Neil may have not made it back. It was a brilliant documentary.

[DUCKIE]

I for one cannot wait to get a chance to see this movie.

Because every time NASA is involved, I've always heard a great story or learned something new. Astronaut Kevin Kregel told some of my Advanced Space Academy trainees and I some great stories from his 4 shuttle missions, and there was a gentleman on my tour in ireland last summer who had helped create the guidance system for the LM who had given us some neat stories.

And I have to agree with M. Krass, Alan Bean is great. I got the chance to attend a lecture he gave with Andrew Chaikin in 1999. I left with my ribs bruised from laughing so much. My signed copy of his "Apollo" book is still one of my prized posessions.