When We Left Earth - The NASA MissionsNarrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early quest of the Mercury program to put a man in space, to the historic moon landings, through the Soyuz link-up and the first un-tethered space walk by Bruce McCandless, this is how the space age came of age. The vivid HD series features vintage rushes and all the key onboards filmed by the astronauts themselves. The sequences are captured by cameras onboard the spaceships, enabling the series to tell the stories in a depth never seen before. Written by Official Site
When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set) [Blu-ray]Directed by na
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Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered... Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space! To celebrate 50 years of incredible achievements, the Discovery Channel has partnered with NASA to reveal the epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs in a bold chapter of human history. Along with the candid interviews of the people who made it happen, hundreds of hours of never-before-seen film footage from the NASA archives - including sequences on board the actual spacecraft in flight - have been carefully restored, edited and compiled for this landmark collection.
*Original NASA footage digitally remastered in high-definition featuring exclusive;''never before seen''; footage
*4 hours of bonus footage not seen in TV broadcast.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #47 in DVD
- Released on: 2008-09-30
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
- Formats: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 4
- Running time: 258 minutes
Relive the Glory
Forty years ago, men set foot on the moon. This is the definitive story as told by the men who were there, many of them now close to eighty years of age. The DVD set encompasses the science and politics of spaceflight, from project Mercury to Apollo, to the Space Shuttle's triumphs and tragedies. The early films have been enhanced and are visually stunning, especially the incredible Saturn V rocket footage. For those of us who were young during this time, it will rekindle and enrich your childhood experiences of this great historical period. Share this film with your family, as the DVD will make a good primer when America returns to the moon in 2018.
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Excellent documentary on the Space Program.
The older footage has been remastered and looks good.
The HD sequences of the launches look amazing.
The musical score is great.
The Space Race with the Mercury program. Project Gemini.
The Apollo missions with the massive Saturn V rockets.
The Challenger mission segment has candid admissions (Story Musgrave).
Footage of the first untethered EVA by Bruce McCandless is great.
The Hubble Telescope repair mission puts you in the EVAs.
Construction of the International Space Station.
Disc 4 is a Bonus Disc of original NASA films.
My only complaint with this package is the Blu-ray case. They could have used a better center hub for holding the discs. The one they used makes it difficult to remove the discs for viewing.
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