When we left Earth : the NASA missions
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[United States] : Discovery Communications :, 2008.
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Published
[United States] : Discovery Communications :, 2008.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 258 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
0014381448221, 014381448221

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Title and credits from container.
General Note
Originally produced for the Discovery Channel in 2008.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. NASA film highlights: four days of Gemini 4 ; Interviews from NASA's archives [with] astronaut Michael Collins and space suit engineer/designer Joe Kosmo ; Mercury/Gemini Mission clips ; Disc 2. NASA film highlights: Apollo 13: Houston, we've got a problem ; Interviews from NASA's archives [with] astronaut Al Bean and flight director Gene Krantz ; Apollo Mission clips ; NASA film highlights: Skylab: the first 40 days ; Interviews from NASA's archives [with] astronaut Shannon Lucid and aerospace engineer James Crocker ; Skylab/Shuttle/Hubble Mission clips.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Gary Sinise.
Description
"Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered... Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken -- the quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space. To celebrate fifty years of incredible achievements, the Discovery Channel has collaborated with NASA to reveal the epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs in a bold chapter of human history. Along with the candid interviews of the people who made it happen, never-before-seen film footage from the NASA archives -- including sequences on board the actual spacecraft in flight -- have been carefully restored, edited and compiled for this landmark collection"--Container.
Target Audience
Rated: TV-PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1, 16:9 widescreen presentation; digital 5.1 surround.
Language
English audio; optional English or Spanish subtitles.
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Botting, K., Fields, E., Sinise, G., Glenn, J., Collins, M., Kosmo, J., Bean, A., Krantz, G., Lucid, S., & Crocker, J. (2008). When we left Earth: the NASA missions ([Widescreen format].). Discovery Communications :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kate, Botting et al.. 2008. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions. Discovery Communications.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kate, Botting et al.. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Discovery Communications, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Botting, Kate,, et al. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions [Widescreen format]., Discovery Communications :, 2008.

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