When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

An inspiring, archival-rich journey through space history that balances awe with the tense, human drama of exploration.

Created by

Grace Chapman, Mary Crisp

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Gary Sinise, Eugene Cernan

Overview

A miniseries documenting American human spaceflight, spanning from the first Mercury flights through the Gemini program to the Apollo moon landings, the Space Shuttle, and the construction of the International Space Station. It was created in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008.

How it feels

Earnest, uplifting and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Exploration, science, ambition, survival

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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