When We Left Earth: Ordinary Supermen
Millions watch John Glenn's flawless launch, but a grave malfunction arises after Friendship 7's second orbit.
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NASA's Mercury program sets the stage for America's ambitious space program with the first manned missions.
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NASA's Gemini missions successfully complete spacewalks, docking and extended orbits to pave the way for lunar journeys.
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Digitally-enhanced highlights from NASA's archives take you back to mankind's conquest of the moon and the follow-up Apollo-Soyuz and Skylab missions.
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From the first orbiter launch in 1981 to shepherding the Hubble Space Telescope, the early years of NASA's Space Shuttle paved new frontiers in space exploration.
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Highlights from a NASA film on the flight of STS-1 Columbia featuring the first launch of a manned Space Shuttle on April 12, 1981.
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This sneak peek tracks the Apollo Missions. See historic images captured by Apollo 8, and relive the exciting moments of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon.
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NASA leaps ahead to the next phase of space exploration with the maiden voyage of Columbia in 1981.
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Flight controllers and the Apollo 11 crew remember the tension-filled moments just before the first lunar landing.
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Highlights from a NASA film on the flight of STS-1 Columbia featuring the reentry and successful landing of NASA's new space vehicle after a two-day test flight.
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See how the space shuttle's engines generate their awesome thrust.
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Mankind's greatest adventure faces it greatest challenge when disaster strikes Apollo 13.
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The shuttle's uses the world's most powerful rockets to propel it into Earth orbit.
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On October 7, 1958, Project Mercury began, creating with it America's first astronauts. This sneak peek explores the challenges and triumphs of NASA's first forays into space.
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Explore the main components and compartments of the Space Shuttle.
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In a monumental success for NASA's new space vehicle, STS-1 returns to Earth, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a two-day test flight.
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The Hubble Space telescope launches with great promise, but soon proves to be an expensive disappointment. Take a sneak peek at how NASA fixed the telescope, bringing the outer reaches of space into focus.
When We Left Earth celebrates NASA's 50th Anniversary with never-before-seen film from the NASA archives plus interviews with astronauts and mission scientists.
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