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The Moon and UsThe Mission to the Moon

Telling the story of the Welsh people integral to one of the greatest human endeavours.

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15/21

Watched live by millions across the globe

James Burke, Cliff Michelmore, and Patrick Moore presented the live BBC TV coverage.

  • The 'Comet'...
  • On a Saturn V into space...
  • Rocket power
  • The first man to speak Welsh in Space
  • A pilot's view of the Space Shuttle flight deck
  • Inside the Space Shuttle
  • George Abbey, former Director of NASA Johnson Space Centre, and Dr Dafydd Rhys Williams.
  • Tec, the Apollo legend from Ynys Mon
  • Gene Kranz: The Man for whom 'Failure Was Not an Option'
  • Apollo Flight Director
  • At the controls ...
  • The Apollo 11 Moon men
  • Edward 'Taffy' Bowen, the man behind the iconic Parkes Telescope in Australia
  • Leaving the Earth for another world
  • Watched live by millions across the globe
  • Descent onto an alien world
  • They Came in Peace for All Mankind
  • The Eagle Has Landed
  • At NASA Mission Control today
  • Preparing for the future
  • Orion Spacecraft: To the Moon and Beyond...

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