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The Sky at Night Special: 1969, Year of Space
MOON LANDINGS | Looking back to the Apollo lunar missions
The Sky at Night Special | 1969, Year of Space
Remembering the moon landings and exploring the solar system.
CHANNEL | BBC1
FIRST BROADCAST | 24 December 1969
DURATION | 26 minutes 48 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1969
Synopsis
Patrick Moore looks back at the year in which mankind (and its artificial satellites) first landed on alien soil. As well as reporting on the famous Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 moon landings, Moore also brings disappointing news about the prospects of life on Mars and Venus.
Did you know?
The music playing over the footage of Mars is from 'The Delian Mode' by Delia Derbyshire of the Radiophonics Workshop.
Contributors
Patrick Moore
Presenter
Buzz Aldrin
Contributor
Neil Armstrong
Contributor
Eric Ilett
Contributor
Yevgeny Khrunov
Contributor
Robert Leighton
Contributor
William Pickering
Contributor
Vladimir Shatlov
Contributor
Alexei Yeliseyev
Contributor
Boris Volynov
Contributor
Michael Brooke
Director
Patricia Owtram
Producer
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