Directed by
| Tom Jennings | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Tom Jennings | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Walt Disney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ward Kimball | ... | Self - Disney Animator (archive footage) | |
| Wernher von Braun | ... | Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage) (as Dr. Werner Von Braun) | |
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Joseph Shea | ... | Self - NASA (archive footage) (as Dr. Joseph Shea) |
| James Burke | ... | Self - BBC (archive footage) (archive sound) | |
| Glynn Lunney | ... | Self - NASA Flight Director (archive footage) | |
| John Glenn | ... | Self - Mercury Astronaut (archive footage) | |
| Gus Grissom | ... | Self - Apollo Astronaut (archive footage) (as Virgil 'Gus' Grissom) | |
| Gordon Cooper | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Leroy G. Cooper) | |
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Wally Schirra | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Betty Grissom | ... | Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage) | |
| Edward H. White II | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Roger B. Chaffee | ... | Self - Apollo 1 Astronaut (archive footage) (as Roger Chaffee) | |
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Jerry Park | ... | Self - WFAA, Dallas (archive footage) |
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Bill Ryan | ... | Self - NBC News (archive footage) |
| Jim Hartz | ... | Self - NBC News (archive footage) | |
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Stan Brooks | ... | Self - Westinghouse Radio (archive sound) |
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Pete Clapper | ... | Self - Westinghouse Radio (archive sound) |
| Walter Cronkite | ... | Self - CBS News (archive footage) | |
| Jim Lovell | ... | Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage) | |
| Frank Borman | ... | Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Bill Anders | ... | Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage) | |
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Charles Murphy | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) |
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Cliff Michelmore | ... | Self - BBC (archive footage) |
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Jack King | ... | Self - NASA Chief of Public Information (archive footage) (archive sound) |
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Marilyn Lovell | ... | Self - Wife of Jim Lovell (archive footage) |
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Valerie Anders | ... | Self - Wife of Bill Anders (archive footage) |
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Paul Haney | ... | Self - NASA Public Affairs Officer (archive sound) |
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David Schoumacher | ... | Self - CBS News (archive sound) |
| Hugh Downs | ... | Self - The Today Show, NBC (archive sound) | |
| Buzz Aldrin | ... | Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage) (as Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin) | |
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John Dancy | ... | Self - NBC News (voice) (archive footage) |
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Bill Beutel | ... | Self - ABC News (archive sound) |
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Ralph Bunche | ... | Self - United Nations (archive footage) (as Dr. Ralph Bunche) |
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Joel Shurkin | ... | Self |
| Neil Armstrong | ... | Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage) | |
| Frank Reynolds | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
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Jim Loy | ... | Self - WTVJ, Miami (archive footage) |
| Janet Armstrong | ... | Self - Wife of Neil Armstrong (archive footage) (as Jan Armstrong) | |
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Alan Bean | ... | Self (archive sound) |
| Poppy Northcutt | ... | Self - Apollo Engineer (archive footage) | |
| David Brinkley | ... | Self - NBC News (voice) (archive footage) | |
| John Chancellor | ... | Self - NBC News (archive footage) | |
| Jules Bergman | ... | Self - ABC News (archive footage) | |
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Mike Stanley | ... | Self - CBS News (archive sound) |
| Christopher Kraft | ... | Self - Deputy Director, NASA (archive footage) | |
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| Eugene Cernan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mike Collins | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
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Charles Conrad | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (as Charles 'Pete' Conrad) |
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John Drummond | ... | Self - Westinghouse Radio (voice) (archive footage) |
| Charles Duke | ... | Self - CAPCOM, Apollo 11 (archive footage) (as Charlie Duke) | |
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Donn Fulton Eisele | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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T. Keith Glennan | ... | Self - Administrator, NASA (archive footage) |
| Fred Haise | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
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James Irwin | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
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Gene Kranz | ... | Self - Flight Director (archive footage) |
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Leo Krupp | ... | Self - CBS News (archive footage) |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) (as POTUS) | |
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Thomas Paine | ... | Self - Administrator, NASA (voice) (archive footage) (as Dr. Thomas Paine) |
| Harrison Schmitt | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) (as 'Jack' Schmitt) | |
| Dave Scott | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Jack Swigert | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
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Doug Ward | ... | Self - NASA Public Affairs Officer (voice) (archive footage) |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Tobiah Black | ... | story producer |
| Tom Jennings | ... | executive producer: 1895 Films |
| Robert Kirk | ... | supervising producer (as Rob Kirk) |
| Bernadette McDaid | ... | commissioning editor: National Geographic / executive producer: National Geographic |
| Chris Morcom | ... | producer |
| Abe Scheuermann | ... | producer |
| Stephen Slater | ... | archive producer |
| David Tillman | ... | producer |
Music by
| James Everingham | ||
Editing by
| David Tillman | ||
Production Management
| Hannah Chismar | ... | assistant director of production management: National Geographi |
| Kiara Cole | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Ellen Farmer | ... | executive in charge of production: 1895 Films |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hannah Chismar | ... | associate director: production management: National Geographic |
Art Department
| Daniel P. Jones | ... | graphic artist (as Dan Jones) |
| Brian Ulrich | ... | graphic artist |
Sound Department
| Leandro Cassan | ... | sound editor |
| Brian Golub | ... | sound editor |
| Nick Pavey | ... | sound editor |
| Christopher Pentecost | ... | sound editor |
| John Warrin | ... | re-recording mixer: Esho Sound / supervising sound editor: Esho Sound |
Editorial Department
| Zachary Almeida | ... | assistant editor |
| Jay Frosting | ... | online assistant editor |
| Dan Klein | ... | post production assistant |
| Shane Ross | ... | on-line editor |
Music Department
| Adam Adams | ... | technical score assistant |
| Will Bedford | ... | sample development |
| John W. Chapman | ... | score mixer / score recording engineer |
| Russell Emanuel | ... | Score Producer / score producer |
| Christopher J. King | ... | score supervisor |
| Steven Kofsky | ... | music production services |
| Jasper LeMaster | ... | assistant score recording engineer |
| Abraham Libbos | ... | orchestrator |
| Jacob Moreno | ... | score mix assistant |
| The Nashville Scoring Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| Greg Rappaport | ... | music supervisor / score supervisor |
| Alan Umstead | ... | concertmaster / orchestra contractor |
| David Wise | ... | conductor |
| Hans Zimmer | ... | score producer |
Additional Crew
| Jessica Connell | ... | vice president: head of production: National Geographic |
| Geoff Daniels | ... | executive vice president: global unscripted entertainment: National Geographic |
| Ellen Farmer | ... | executive in charge of production: 1895 Films |
| Anita First | ... | business affairs: 1895 Films (as Anita First ESQ) |
| Jay Frosting | ... | assistant online editor |
| Tom Jennings | ... | executive producer: 1895 Films |
| Devon Juaire | ... | research |
| Dan Klein | ... | production assistant |
| Alexander Lawson | ... | production ccordinator: National Geographic |
| Edward A. Ruttenberg | ... | business affairs: 1895 Films (as Edward A. Ruttenberg ESQ) |
| Katherine Rose Williams | ... | research manager: National Geographic |
Thanks
| Chris Hocking | ... | special thanks |
