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Old 04-01-2013, 06:10 PM
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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Part 4 - SBS 4 Jan 13 20:30

Don't forget tonight on SBS ONE.

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The Explorers - Now that NASA has mastered the lunar round trip, they want to explore more of the moon's mysteries. With Apollo 13, they face their biggest crisis in space - returning a damaged spacecraft back safely to earth. Undaunted, NASA launches more moon missions and a new lunar rover that allows wide-ranging lunar surface expeditions. Apollo 17 is the longest moon mission and the last time man would set foot on the moon for generations. In a new phase of the space program, NASA converts an unused Saturn V rocket into Skylab, America's first space-station. (From the US) (Documentary Series) (Part 4 of 6) PG CC
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Old 04-01-2013, 11:47 PM
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Watched it - some excellent footage!

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Old 05-01-2013, 12:16 AM
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my word there was some great stuff in that show. pity they arent cashed up like they were then ?
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Old 05-01-2013, 07:46 AM
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Amazing what they achieved considering what they started with.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
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What a fantastic show.
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Old 06-01-2013, 01:39 PM
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Here is the URL to the episode on SBS On Demand for those who missed it,
available for 13 days as at today -
http://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video...-The-Explorers
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