Earthrise - The First Voyage to the Moon | Free Documentary History

Earthrise - The First Voyage to the Moon | History Documentary

On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to leave Earth's gravitational pull and orbit the moon. The historic journey captivated people around the world.
As this documentary reveals, however, the mission's success was far from assured. The Apollo 8 astronauts had just four months to prepare for the risky lunar orbit, and catastrophic failure would have brought a halt to America's goal of putting a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
This film recounts the flight many consider to be NASA's most daring and important. Interviews with Apollo 8 astronauts, their wives, mission control staff, and journalists take viewers inside the high-stakes space race of the late 1960s to reveal how a bold decision by NASA administrators put a struggling Apollo program back on track and allowed America to reach the moon before the Soviets.

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On Christmas Eve 1968, one of the largest audiences in television history tuned in to an extraordinary sight: a live telecast of the moon's surface as seen from Apollo 8, the first manned space flight to leave Earth's gravitational pull and orbit the moon. The historic journey captivated people around the world.

[michaelbokrosh]

Major General William Anders just crashed his plane today in the San Juan Islands. On Apollo 8 he gave us THE picture of the 🌎 that Some say brought the awareness of our planets preciousness, and the beginning of the environmental movement. Rest in Peace Sir and thank you!

[therealzilch]

I was 18 at the time, a top science student and an insufferable nerd. It never crossed my mind back then that anyone could doubt this happened, because it seemed obvious that we had the technology, the money, and the will to do it. I've since chatted with many Apollo deniers, and most of them are either too young to have experienced it live, or have so little understanding of physics and technology that their opinions are worthless.

[thepilot]

Yes I remember this so well - I was 13 and it was Christmas day here in Australia as far as I remember - we all held our breath as Apollo 8 disappeared behind the moon. What a time for a teenage boy to be alive!

[orionexplorer]

I was 8 years old and spent Christmas vacation following the flight. What a time it was. Yes, Apollo 8 saved 68.

[oldprankster]

Apollo 8 in some respects is a greater feat than Apollo 11. It was a "go for broke" mission to put the Apollo program back on schedule after the tragedy of Apollo 1 that killed three astronauts, a launchpad test that reveled the fatal flaws of the command module. Without the success of this flight, there would have been no Apollo 11, no Neil Armstrong proclaiming "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind".

I was a college student, turning 21 on December 25th. Looking back, this magnificent achievemen was the best birthday present I ever received.

[grommy]

I had the privilege of being at the Cape for this launch. I was a (very) young USAF Information Officer taking a group of VIPs from Eglin AFB to see the liftoff. My chest vibrated when the rocket roared to life. I recently came across the slides I took, and am still in awe of the technology that was evidenced that day. It did indeed save 1968!

[duncanmckenzie]

Superb documentary which brought back wonderful memories of when I was a young teenager and watched theses events as they happened. Nothing can compare with those magic days of the Apollo Space Program. Thank you.

[LSSoloSG]

Great documentary of an extraordinary historical achievement. As young as I was this made me so proud to be an American.

[questioneverything-rfyf]

Myself, I had 6 days in utero to go on Christmas Eve of '68, and am so grateful for this miraculous sliver in time. A sort of cosmic buffer between all the societal breakdown and tragedy that year and my arrival. Seeing the beautiful blue earth, home, from our lunar companions orbit for the first time... the courage despite a 50/50 risk ratio... the pioneering aspect(s) making possible the landing missions to follow... the profoundly moving crew messages... and for saving 196f'ing8!
🚀💜

[lanceg]

I remember that Christmas Eve, exactly where I was, and the exultation I experienced as an eleven year old boy sitting on the floor in my uncle's living room. And when they read from Genesis it deeply moved my heart. And I can still hear, like it just happened, their sign off: "Good night, good luck, merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good earth."

[thejerseyj]

What an incredible decade. The 60's were a time beyond anything that anyone could ever have imagined. I'm privileged to have experienced that period in history that will never be forgotten.

[jackhanna]

Great Doc.

I grew up with this program.
Any Boomer who came of age during this time went forward throughout their career with this spirit of excellence in mind.We are are pretty much done now...

...I wish current younger generations are able to find an inspiration for their lives that is similar to what we had.

[yates]

RIP to all the astronauts that have paid with their lives 🙏

[gerrittenberkdeboer]

I saw this documentary a few times.
It's one of the best movies ever.
No artificial film can compete.
Well done

[bariumu]

As a 8 year old I watched the launch and Christmas Eve message on my 12 b/w Tv.

[BSNFabricating]

My question -- Why can't we do great things like this again? The Apollo program may not have solved all the problems in the world, but it brought people together, if only for a short time. We could use something inspirational like that now.

[steveperyer]

I remember it well as a young man, stayed glued to all the updates, and it was around Christmas😊

[iainpaton]

Thank you for the very interesting video please keep the great videos coming from Scotland 😊

[paolopicchel]

What beautiful memories, many thanks for those extraordinary emotions ❤️