Moon Machines
Moon Machines in the US and UK is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo Program to land a man on the Moon. It covers everything from the iconic Saturn V to the Command Module, the Lunar Module, the Space Suits, the Guidance and Control Computer, and the Lunar Rover. It was created by the team who made In the Shadow of the Moon in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. It first aired in June 2008 and was released on DVD a year later in June 2009.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Jul 06, 2008
- Popularity: 5.0153
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- Networks
- (CA)
- Production
Discovery UK (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Jul 10, 2008
Last episode: The Lunar Rover
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Saturn V Rocket min
The first episode of the series documents the creation of the iconic Saturn V rocket.
Episode 2The Command Module min
The second episode is centered around the construction of the Apollo Command Module and the setback of the Apollo 1 fire.
Episode 3The Navigation Computer min
The third episode details the story of MIT's work on the Apollo Guidance Computer.
Episode 4The Lunar Module min
The fourth episode features the Grumman project to build mankind's only true spacecraft - the Lunar Module.
Episode 5The Space Suit min
The penultimate episode focuses on the teams that created the remarkable Apollo pressure suit.
