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Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
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Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo

Mar 14, 2017
1h 41m
★ 7.3

No giant leap is made alone.

Overview

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Haviland Digital

Cast

Gene Kranz

Himself

Gene Kranz

Christopher Kraft

Himself

Christopher Kraft

Glynn Lunney

Himself

Glynn Lunney

Gerry Griffin

Himself

Gerry Griffin

John Aaron

Himself

John Aaron

Ed Fendell

Himself

Ed Fendell

Jerry Bostick

Himself

Jerry Bostick

Jim Lovell

Himself

Jim Lovell

Gene Cernan

Himself

Gene Cernan

Charlie Duke

Himself

Charlie Duke

Steve Bales

Himself

Steve Bales

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