The Moon

The epic story of our love affair with the moon

2006•58m

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. This film tells the epic story of our love affair with the moon - what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again.

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Production

BBC, BBC

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Sean Pertwee

Narrator

Brian Anderson

Himself - NASA

Paul Blase

Himself - TransOrbital

Margaret Curtis

Herself - Local Historian

Winnifred Cutler

Herself - Athena Institute

William Fung-Schwarz

Himself - The Moon Society

Linda Hyder

Herself - Voyager Navigation Engineer

Peter Kokh

Himself - President, The Moon Society

Gary Lofgren

Himself - NASA Planetary Scientist

John Noble Wilford

Himself - Apollo Correspondent: The New York Times

Don Pettit

Himself - NASA Astronaut

Greg Olsen

Himself - Space Tourist

David Rothery

Himself - The Open University

Stacey Tearne

Herself - Space Adventures

Jerry Wiant

Himself - Texas Laser Ranging Station

Leslie Wickman

Herself - The Moon Society

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