"The Nasa Missions" on Discovery Channel

ramblinmike · June 16th, 2008, 01:48 AM

Know there are many of fans of outer space here, and was just wondering if anybody else has been watching this exquisite bit of programming. Watched the first two episodes today, and it's just truly stunning what was accomplished, especially since I wasn't alive when this was taking place.

The first episode about the Mercury and Gemini missions, and tonight's was about the Apollo (mostly) and Sky Lab missions. Great interviews and lots of great footage.

Wish I had an HDtv to watch it on!

I also wish the world had it's priorities in order so right now we could all be driving rovers on the Moon (while on vacation from our homes on Mars, of course!). Or maybe skiing on Pluto, if you're into winter sports.

dcaulton · June 16th, 2008, 02:11 AM

I'm liking that show too. A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across another good series on the subject. It's called From the Earth to the Moon - it was a 12 part series that ran on HBO in 1998, but it's still available on DVD. It's a bit more of a human interest kind of perspective - not strictly a documentary - but you might like it anyway.

bo · June 16th, 2008, 11:04 AM

Good stuff! I would have liked to have seen a little more background info (my GFs grandfather was one of Werner Von Braun's guys-interesting stories there...), but there's a lot to cover. I wonder if the whole Apollo 13 thing figured into the 101 ways to use duct tape?

ajgus · June 16th, 2008, 11:42 AM

Good show.

greggorypeccary · June 16th, 2008, 03:30 PM

I've been watching it, pretty good, but given the time constraints they gloss over some stuff pretty quickly. No mention of the "Genesis rock" found on Apollo 15? Yeah, I'm enough of a geek that if the shows were twice as long it wouldn't be enough!
Lots of great footage, I'm hoping the DVDs have more of that!

From The Earth to The Moon is great, I've watched the whole series a couple of times.

If you really want to know what was going in in Mission Control during that ere, read Gene Kranz's book "Failure is Not an Option".

Jackson Jackson · June 16th, 2008, 03:32 PM

Watching it, loving it, staying up way too late :)

dhdfoster · June 16th, 2008, 04:29 PM

I like this show a lot. I'm amazed by some of the "computer errors" they had to deal with. The computer give a "2221" error, for instance, and they'd have to look through manuals to figure out what it meant. We've come a LONG way with computing power since then.

Jackson Jackson · June 16th, 2008, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dhdfoster

I'm amazed by some of the "computer errors" they had to deal with. The computer give a "2221" error, for instance, and they'd have to look through manuals to figure out what it meant. We've come a LONG way with computing power since then.

Yeah, but they dealt with the error the same way we do nowadays....

They ignored it

tazzboy · June 16th, 2008, 05:29 PM

I was surprise to see Neil Armstrong doing interview on Apollo 11 normal it's Buzz Aldrin face you would see most of the time.

ThreePlyGuy · June 16th, 2008, 07:22 PM

Enjoying the program, I like to try stuff but can't imagine being strapped into that tin can on top a Saturn Five and being blasted out into space. I know what that suit would smell like.

mudbean · June 16th, 2008, 07:30 PM

Excellent shows!! I had forgotten about Skylab ...

mud

e-merlin · June 16th, 2008, 08:17 PM

Wow, I love that stuff! Guess I'll have to start watching. Loved "From the Earth to the Moon."

June 16th, 2008, 01:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
ramblinmike Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Location: Long Island NY Age: 23 Posts: 924	"The Nasa Missions" on Discovery Channel Know there are many of fans of outer space here, and was just wondering if anybody else has been watching this exquisite bit of programming. Watched the first two episodes today, and it's just truly stunning what was accomplished, especially since I wasn't alive when this was taking place. The first episode about the Mercury and Gemini missions, and tonight's was about the Apollo (mostly) and Sky Lab missions. Great interviews and lots of great footage. Wish I had an HDtv to watch it on! I also wish the world had it's priorities in order so right now we could all be driving rovers on the Moon (while on vacation from our homes on Mars, of course!). Or maybe skiing on Pluto, if you're into winter sports.

June 16th, 2008, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
bo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,766	Good stuff! I would have liked to have seen a little more background info (my GFs grandfather was one of Werner Von Braun's guys-interesting stories there...), but there's a lot to cover. I wonder if the whole Apollo 13 thing figured into the 101 ways to use duct tape? __________________ www.bourbondynasty.com

June 16th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
ajgus Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 2,264	Good show. __________________ "I'm still married to my first wife...and that's my first guitar...she don't talk back to me, she talks for me..." -Stevie ray Vaughan

June 16th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
greggorypeccary Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 812 31 Photos	I've been watching it, pretty good, but given the time constraints they gloss over some stuff pretty quickly. No mention of the "Genesis rock" found on Apollo 15? Yeah, I'm enough of a geek that if the shows were twice as long it wouldn't be enough! Lots of great footage, I'm hoping the DVDs have more of that! From The Earth to The Moon is great, I've watched the whole series a couple of times. If you really want to know what was going in in Mission Control during that ere, read Gene Kranz's book "Failure is Not an Option". __________________ I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues! http://www.myspace.com/javablue

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Jackson Jackson Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR Age: 35 Posts: 352	Watching it, loving it, staying up way too late :) __________________ myspace.com/jacksonBjackson trixiestudios.com

June 16th, 2008, 02:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
dcaulton TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Naperville, IL Age: 39 Posts: 15	I'm liking that show too. A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across another good series on the subject. It's called From the Earth to the Moon - it was a 12 part series that ran on HBO in 1998, but it's still available on DVD. It's a bit more of a human interest kind of perspective - not strictly a documentary - but you might like it anyway.

June 16th, 2008, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
dhdfoster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 40 Posts: 945	I like this show a lot. I'm amazed by some of the "computer errors" they had to deal with. The computer give a "2221" error, for instance, and they'd have to look through manuals to figure out what it meant. We've come a LONG way with computing power since then.

June 16th, 2008, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,151	I was surprise to see Neil Armstrong doing interview on Apollo 11 normal it's Buzz Aldrin face you would see most of the time. __________________ tazzboy

June 16th, 2008, 07:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
ThreePlyGuy Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern California/Arizona Age: 60 Posts: 389	Enjoying the program, I like to try stuff but can't imagine being strapped into that tin can on top a Saturn Five and being blasted out into space. I know what that suit would smell like. __________________ Good luck with your projects!

June 16th, 2008, 07:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
mudbean Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SoCal Semi-Desert Semi-Paradise Age: 49 Posts: 1,704	Excellent shows!! I had forgotten about Skylab ... mud __________________ www.mudbean.com "Do ya want it to be interesting, or do ya want it to be true?" "So far, it's neither."