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Documentary films about the space program of the United States
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The list Documentary films about the space program of the United States includes
In the Shadow of the Moon, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D, Hubble 3D, For All Mankind and When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.
The list consists of 35 members.
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
2005 American film
Overview: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program.Release date: 23 September 2005Genre: Short, Documentary, AnimationDirector: Mark CowenProducer: Christopher G. Cowen, Mark CowenWriter: Tom Hanks, Mark Cowen
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In the Shadow of the Moon
2007 film by Christopher Riley, David Sington
Overview: In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2007 British documentary film about the United States' crewed missions to the Moon. After premiering at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience ...Release date: 19 January 2007Genre: DocumentaryDirector: David SingtonProducer: Simon Andreae, John BattsekThe surviving crew members from NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words. 0
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The Challenger Disaster
2013 television film by James Hawes
Overview: The Challenger (US title: The Challenger Disaster) is a 2013 TV movie starring William Hurt about Richard Feynman's investigation into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. The film was co-produced ...
Genre: History, DramaDirector: James HawesProducer: Laurie Borg, Rocky CollinsWriter: Kate GartsideFactual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 explosion. 0
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Hubble 3D
2010 American film
Overview: Hubble (also known as Hubble 3D, IMAX: Hubble, or IMAX: Hubble 3D) is a 2010 American documentary film about Space Shuttle missions to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. It is narrated by the ...Release date: 19 March 2010Genre: Documentary, ShortDirector: Toni MyersCast: Scott D. Altman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good, John M. Grunsfeld, Gregory C. JohnsonProducer: Judy Carroll, Graeme FergusonWriter: Toni Myers, Frank SummersAn IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. 0
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For All Mankind
1989 documentary film by Al Reinert
Overview: For All Mankind is a 1989 documentary film made of original footage from NASA's Apollo program, which successfully prepared and landed the first humans on the Moon from 1968 to 1972. It was directed by ...
Release date: 1 January 1989Genre: History, DocumentaryDirector: Al ReinertCast: Jim Lovell, Rusty Schweickart, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins, Charles Conrad, Richard F. Gordon JrProducer: Betsy Broyles Breier, David W. LeitnerAn in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8. 0
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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Documentary miniseries
Overview: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (or NASA's Greatest Missions: When We Left Earth in the UK) is a 2008 Discovery Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting American human ...Release date: 8 June 2008Genre: Documentary, HistoryDirector: Nick GreenProducer: Tyler Butterworth, Richard DaleWriter: Ed FieldsNarrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure... 0
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Roving Mars
2006 American film
Overview: Roving Mars is a 2006 American IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars ...Release date: 27 January 2006Genre: Documentary, ShortDirector: George ButlerProducer: George Butler, Tara GraceWriter: George Butler, Robert AndrusA pair of uncrewed vehicles transmit images from Mars. 0
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Apollo 11
2019 documentary film
Overview: Apollo 11 is a 2019 American documentary film edited, produced, and directed by Todd Douglas Miller. It focuses on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon. The film ...Director: Todd MillerCast: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Deke Slayton, Clifford E. Charlesworth, Bruce McCandless IIProducer: Josh Braun, Amy EntelisA look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. 0
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Mercury 13
Documentary film about early women astronauts
Overview: Mercury 13 is a 2018 documentary film about the Mercury 13, thirteen American woman pilots who in 1960 took and passed the same tests given the previous year to the Mercury 7, the astronauts selected by ...Director: David Sington, Heather WalshProducer: Trevor Birney, Brendan ByrneThis documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts. 0
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A Beautiful Planet
2016 film by Toni Myers
Overview: A Beautiful Planet is an IMAX Entertainment documentary produced in collaboration with NASA and filmed aboard the International Space Station by astronaut crews. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, it was ...Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Toni MyersCast: Jennifer Lawrence, Samantha Cristoforetti, Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren, Anton Shkaplerov, Terry VirtsProducer: Judy Carroll, Graeme FergusonWriter: Toni MyersAn exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence. 0
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The Wonder of It All
2007 American film
Overview: The Wonder of It All is a 2007 documentary film directed by Jeffrey Roth and distributed by Quiver Distribution.Release date: 20 April 2007Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Jeffrey RothProducer: Paul Basta, Stephen BeckWriter: Jeffrey Roth, Paul Basta"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of... 0
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Footprints on the Moon: Apollo 11
1969 American film
Overview: Footprints on the Moon (full title: Footprints on the Moon: Apollo 11) is a 1969 documentary film covering the flight of Apollo 11 from vehicle rollout to Splashdown and recovery. It was directed by Bill ...Release date: 17 November 1969Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Bill GibsonCast: Pierre Jalbert, Wernher von BraunProducer: Robert S. Scott, Barry Coe 0
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The John Glenn Story
1962 film
Overview: The John Glenn Story is a 1962 American short documentary film directed by Michael R. Lawrence about the astronaut John Glenn. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.Genre: Short, Documentary, BiographyDirector: Michael R. LawrenceCast: Jack WebbProducer: William L. Hendricks, Julian KraininWriter: Paul B. Fay Jr., Wallace M. Greene Jr.John Glenn's first flight ushered in the modern era of space exploration for America. His landmark return to space represented the final chapter of ... 0
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The Race for Space
1959 film
Overview: The Race for Space is a 1959 American documentary film directed by David L. Wolper. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was a coproduction between Wolper Produ ... 0
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Apollo 11
American TV series or program
Overview: Apollo 11 is a television docudrama film which aired on November 17, 1996 on The Family Channel. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.Release date: 17 November 1996Genre: DramaDirector: Norberto BarbaCast: Carmen Argenziano, Tuck Milligan, Dennis Lipscomb, William Mesnik, Jack Conley, Michael ChieffoProducer: James Manos Jr., Lulu ZezzaWriter: Phil PenningrothFearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon... 0
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Return to Space
2022 American documentary film
Overview: Return to Space is an American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Its story follows Elon Musk's and SpaceX employees' two-decade mission to send ...Director: Jimmy Chinn, Elizabeth Chai VasarhelyiProducer: Joan Adkison, Anna BarnesOffering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard ... 0
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Good Night Oppy
2022 American documentary film
Overview: Good Night Oppy is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Ryan White and narrated by Angela Bassett. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival on September 3, 2022. It was released ...
Release date: 4 November 2022Director: Ryan WhiteProducer: Brandon Carroll, Kaitlin del CampoWriter: Ryan White, Helen KearnsThe film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected ... 0
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The Farthest
2017 Irish film
Overview: The Farthest (The Farthest - Voyager in Space in the United States on PBS) is an Irish documentary film that chronicles the history of the Voyager program and its two space probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager ...Genre: Documentary, HistoryDirector: Emer ReynoldsProducer: Sean B. Carroll, David EliscoWriter: Emer ReynoldsIt is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep ... 0
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Moon Machines
Documentary television seriesOverview: Moon Machines is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo program to land men on the Moon. It covers everything from the ...Release date: 16 June 2008Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Duncan Copp, Nick DavidsonProducer: Duncan Copp, Paul GasekWriter: Sara Cropley 0
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One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps
2008 documentary film
Overview: One Small Step: The Story of the Space Chimps is a 2008 documentary film produced and directed by David Cassidy and Kristin Davy which aired on History Channel UK and CBC Television. The film chronicles ...Release date: 1 January 2003Genre: DocumentaryDirector: David Cassidy, Kristin DavyCast: Jane Goodall, John F. KennedyProducer: David Cassidy, Kristin Davy 0
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