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NASA's Cinematic Moonshot: Why 'Moonwalk One' Crashed at the Box Office

On Second Thought
On Second Thought
Episode • Jul 16, 2019 • 14m
50 years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy. A few days later, on July 20, 1969, the first two humans landed on the moon — Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin. Also at the launch was a film crew, documenting everything, from its preparation to mission control to the faces of the crowds witnessing the historic moment. These were mixed in with astounding footage taken by Armstrong and Aldrin, which all came together in a documentary film called Moonwalk One .