He Built the Saturn V
- Episode aired Nov 1, 2019
- TV-MA
- 1h 2m
Director von Braun opposes President Nixon's directive, with dire consequences.Director von Braun opposes President Nixon's directive, with dire consequences.Director von Braun opposes President Nixon's directive, with dire consequences.
- Karen Baldwin
- (as Shantel Vansanten)
- Ellen Waverly
- (credit only)
- Jack Broadstreet
- (as Michael J. Harney)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Apollo 10 astronauts were tempted to land on the Moon. In the real Apollo 10 mission, the Landing Module was given only a partial load of fuel. If the astronauts had landed on the Moon, then they wouldn't have enough fuel to lift off from the Moon and dock with the Command Module. This was done by NASA to remove any temptation the astronauts might have to land after getting within 10 miles of the Moon's surface.
- Goofs"Funk #49" by the James Gang was released in July 1970 where this episode takes place in 1969.
- Quotes
Edward Baldwin: Look, I know you came out here to get away from all the questions, but it's still my backyard. So, spit it out. Did they really make you go through customs when you came back?
Neil Armstrong: I got the receipt to prove it.
Edward Baldwin: Jesus! That was a hell of a landing, Neil.
Neil Armstrong: If you can call it that. Maintaining attitude control was no joke.
Edward Baldwin: I bet.
Neil Armstrong: Tell you the truth? I can't believe I didn't abort.
Edward Baldwin: Well, you pulled it off. It was a good call.
Neil Armstrong: Easy to say that looking back. Couple things go different, we drift a little bit further into those rocks we're a smoking hole and I got my name on the biggest disaster in NASA history.
Edward Baldwin: Then why'd you go for it?
Neil Armstrong: I don't know. You're in flight test and, every once in a while, you get to that point where part of your brain is saying, "Eject". But another part of your brain is saying, "Go for it". And you just have to make the call and hope you're not wrong.
- bosporan
- May 11, 2022
Details
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1