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James May on the Moon

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Last broadcast on Sun, 6 Dec 2009, 19:30 on BBC Two (England, Scotland only) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

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James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings. He meets three of the men who walked on the moon, before experiencing the thrill of weightlessness, and the bone-crushing G forces of a Saturn V rocket launch. Finally, he puts on a space suit and flies to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane, where he looks down at the curvature of the earth and upwards into the black infinity of space.

James May on the Moon

James May gets suited and booted

James May gets suited and booted in a replica of the original spacesuits worn by the crew of Apollo 11.

Credits

Presenter
James May
Director
Paul King
Producer
Paul King
Executive Producer
Aidan Laverty
Executive Producer
Phil Dolling

Broadcasts

  1. Sun 21 Jun 2009
    21:05
  2. Thu 25 Jun 2009
    23:20
  3. Fri 26 Jun 2009
    00:25
  4. Wed 8 Jul 2009
    01:05
  5. Wed 8 Jul 2009
    01:35
  6. Sun 6 Dec 2009
    19:30

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Duration

60 minutes

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