Marking the 50th anniversary of what many consider is NASA's greatest achievement, the History Channel's new one-hour documentary, Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes airs at 9 p.m. today. The special is about the Apollo 11 mission that brought the moon into homes across the country, and made many a boy and girl dream of being an astronaut.
Attempting what was thought to be the impossible, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins faced a controlled explosion that would propel the spacecraft off the Earth, onto the moon and back home safely. The documentary unveils the timeline of events and impending challenges as the then-11-year-old space agency worked to become the first on the moon's surface.
Nearly aborted twice when fuel ran low and a mysterious alarm sounded in the spacecraft, history was made on July 20, 1969. What seemed impossible was possible.
Also new this week is The UnXplained, a History Channel series hosted by actor and sci-fi icon William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal). The show, an eight-episode one-hour anthology series, seeks to tackle subjects that have "mystified mankind for centuries." It premieres at 9 p.m. Friday
In the show's coverage, scientists, historians, engineers and researchers will also be featured as they work to shed light on those things considered "unexplained."
You'll have to tune in to see if you agree with their assessments.
Style on 07/14/2019