The Sky at Night: The Moon
MOON LANDINGS | Looking back to the Apollo lunar missions
The Sky at Night| The Moon
Man goes into space - next stop: the moon!
CHANNEL | BBC Television Service
FIRST BROADCAST | 27 September 1960
DURATION | 14 minutes 54 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1960
Synopsis
Patrick Moore reviews the historic Soviet mission to launch a manned rocket into space and discusses with Gilbert Fielder, Director of the Lunar Section of the British Astronomical Association, the atmospheric conditions to be faced on the moon and the problems that could be solved by a successful landing of instruments there.
Did you know?
Sir Patrick Moore has been a regular presenter on 'The Sky at Night' since its first edition on 24 April 1957, a feat that scores a world record for the longest-running TV programme with the same host.
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