July 19, 1969 / “Happy, Proud, and Thrilled”

Jan 2, 2020
40 mins

Episode Description

As Apollo 11 undertakes a series of intricate maneuvers to get into orbit around the Moon, we look at how the Apollo astronauts and the flight controllers in Mission Control trained for the Moon, and the painful toll their jobs—and the withering media spotlight—took on their families.

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