Moon Landing 50th Anniversary Special 🌝Behind the News

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission BTN presents a special episode, hosted from the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope. See segment index below:

🌌 Space Race (1:14)
We look at the space race between the US and the USSR and the space milestones that paved the way for Apollo 11.

🚀 Apollo 11 Mission (5:55)
Follow the amazing journey of Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 mission.

🌝 Moon Landing Memories (10:57)
Some kids interview their grandparents and ask them what they remember of the Moon landing.

📡Parkes Telescope Role (14:17)
We find out more about the important role that Australia played in the Apollo 11 mission.
Interview with CSIRO Operations Scientist at Parkes John Sarkissian (18:05)

🛰️ Space Future (21:12)
A look at the future of space exploration and meet some high school kids who are learning about what it might be like to work on a mission to Mars.

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