Thanks to The Thin Man, here’s the 2007 documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon, in which the surviving Apollo crew members recount their remarkable, and at times moving, experiences. There’s previously unseen mission footage, an excellent score by Philip Sheppard, and keep an eye out for Kennedy’s extraordinary speech, about 13:20 in.
The film is also available in six parts here. Related: Freefall, Craters, Astronomical Odds.
Beautiful.
A wonderful film. Strangly, I had heard that Michael Collins had died a few years ago, so you can imagine the shock of seeing him quite well indeed.
“My father was born shortly after the Wright brothers. He could barely believe that I went to the moon.
But my son, Tom, was 5. He didn’t think it was any big deal.”
Superb.
True American Heroes.
Thanks David.