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Apollo's Daring Mission

Season 45 Episode 18 | 53m 37s

Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of how the first mission to the moon, Apollo 8, pioneered groundbreaking technologies that would pave the way to land a man on the moon and win the space race.

Aired: 12/25/18 | Expires: 05/28/21
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