When We Left Earth

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Just onto the second of three discs to the DVD When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions which is a Discovery Channel production. What a fantastic documentary. The Challenger & Discover accident recounts still chill me though but I highly recommend this . Sorry, I know somewhere on IIS this must have been covered before.

[CraigS]

Originally Posted by Hans Tucker

Just onto the second of three discs to the DVD When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions which is a Discovery Channel production. What a fantastic documentary. The Challenger & Discover accident recounts still chill me though but I highly recommend this . Sorry, I know somewhere on IIS this must have been covered before.

Hans;
Good onya. I had the DVDs in my hand the other day .. and I held back on buying them, as I had no encouragement to proceed (or feedback to go on).

Your enthusiasm may be all I need to avert missing what sounds to be like a good opportunity.

Cheers

[Suzy]

Ooooh I have this and it is a brilliant series.
Why'd you put it back Craig, why why why
Go back there man, run even. You won't be sorry.

3…2…1…prepare for lift-off with this stunning, high-definition six-part series chronicling the inside story of NASA's most epic endeavors. Commemorating the space agency's 50th anniversary, follow John Glenn's Mercury mission to orbit the earth, Neil Armstrong's first historic steps on the moon, unprecedented spacewalks to repair the Hubble stories, and more!
Celebrate mankind's greatest missions with stories that are literally out of this world, shown in stunning clarity and told by the astronauts and engineers who were there, including exclusive interviews with celebrated astronauts such as John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin and Charlie Duke, plus newly-digitized, original mission footage from NASA's secret film vaults.
Features:

• Six complete episodes
• Four DVDs
• Four hours of bonus features including digitally restored NASA film highlights, mission clips, and astronaut interviews.

Part 1: Ordinary Supermen
NASA selects seven men to become the first astronauts, all test pilots who are prepared to risk their lives. No one has ever survived a vertical launch on top of a rocket, but it's believed to be the only way to put an astronaut into earth orbit. NASA and America's first astronauts, the Mercury Seven, are on a journey into the unknown. Six of the men ride into space, each launch taking NASA further forward in their quest to conquer the cosmos.
Part 2: Friends and Rivals
Nine new astronauts arrive at NASA. Their mission? Test all of the procedures required to land men on the moon and bring them safely back to earth. Each Gemini mission launches two men into space, leading to some of NASA's greatest moments: Ed White's spacewalk, the first orbital rendezvous of Gemini 6 and 7, and Neil Armstrong's first space docking.
Part 3: Landing the Eagle
The Apollo program is set to achieve the ultimate prize of the Space Race, landing men on the moon. But a fire breaks out in the pressurized capsule of Apollo 1, resulting in the deaths of three beloved astronauts. However, NASA rebounds, launching men into deep space and landing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.
Part 4: The Explorers
Apollo 13 puts the astronauts to the ultimate test, returning a damaged spacecraft back safely to earth. Apollo 17 sends man for the longest mission yet to the surface of the moon, but it's the last lunar mission for generations. Now, it's time for a new phase in the program: converting an unused Saturn V rocket, NASA launches Skylab, America's first space-station.
Part 5: The Shuttle
For its first 20 years, NASA launches capsules carrying a maximum of three people. But new requirements for a bigger cargo bay prompt a breakthrough in spacecraft design. The development of the re-usable shuttle leads to a revolutionary approach to space travel. Meanwhile, the pioneers of NASA's manned programs are leading the way into the modern era of the space-age.
Part 6: A Home In Space
One of the most complex instruments ever built, the Hubble Space Telescope is expected to transform our understanding of the Universe. But once it is in orbit NASA discovers a serious problem, a defective main mirror. NASA sends a team of astronauts to fix the problem in its greatest and highest profile mission since the Apollo era. It gives NASA the confidence to begin construction on the International Space Station.

[bartman (Bart)]

Whoa Hans and Suzy, looks like a DVD to look out for!!!
Bartman

[astroron (Ron)]

Suzy,it looks like a great watch
I must have a look out for it
cheers

[thefrogulox (Al)]

I thoroughly enjoyed the series. Very well made and very good interviews.

The only slight criticism I have is that it had a slight NASA "propaganda" feel to it (from memory I think Discovery Channel collaborated with NASA to make it). Some of the tragedies that NASA experienced in the early missions were glossed over.

Still a great series though!

[CraigS]

Ok .. between Hans and Suzy's enthusiasm, I relinquished my tight fisted-ness and departed with $25 for the Tin box set, from JB Hifi.
(It was still there when I went back ! .. mustn't be a big seller !)

I very much look forward to pouring through it all.

Thanks, guys and gals … for the, (perhaps unintentional?), encouragement.

Cheers & Rgds

[yusufcam (Colin)]

Originally Posted by Suzy

No one has ever survived a vertical launch on top of a rocket

sheesh, i'm not suprised.

i always thought they were inside it...

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by yusufcam

sheesh, i'm not suprised.

i always thought they were inside it...

(I try not to use just emoticons in a response, but this is an exception- whoops I just added words anyway trying to explain that )