13 Minutes To The Moon is a 12-part series covering the Apollo programme through the final dramatic 13-minute descent of the Apollo 11 mission presented by Dr Kevin Fong.
The podcast takes listeners through the full story of how a predominantly young workforce was mobilised to make JFK’s vision a reality, despite having no idea at the start how to do it.
What was the Apollo 11 mission?
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All the way back in July 1969, Apollo 11 landed the first two people on the Moon - Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin. It was eight years in the making, after President John F Kennedy famously announced his ambition to take humankind to the moon.
Who is Dr Kevin Fong?
Kevin is a consultant anaesthetist in a major London hospital. He always wanted to be an astronaut and has studied in the areas of astrophysics, astronautics and space engineering. He has a special interest in space medicine, and he has worked at a researcher at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre, the home of mission control where the astronauts are trained.
He has presented several episodes of BBC Horizon and also wrote and presented Space Shuttle: The Final Mission for the BBC in July 2011, an hour-long documentary following the final mission of the Space Shuttle.
When can I listen to 13 Minutes To The Moon?
13 Minutes To The Moon is on BBC Sounds on 13 May 2019.
Need a sneak peek?
Don't forget to listen to 13 Minutes To The Moon on BBC Sounds on 13 May.
