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Documentaries & Dramatizations
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of all Space Documentaries at Amazon |
Spacecraft Films:
Apollo 11
DVD
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Spacecraft Films:
Mighty Saturn V
DVD
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Spacecraft Films:
Apollo 8
DVD
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Spacecraft Films:
Project Gemini
DVD
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For All Mankind - 1989
VHS
DVD
"..ethereally gorgeous footage that had never been seen until
journalist Al Reinert, who had covered NASA for magazines prior to
this film, got his hands on it.... was nominated for a Best Documentary
Oscar.... Brian Eno's lovely, atmospheric score evokes the sense
of peace the astronauts say they felt while floating through space;
the film's spiritual quality is as affecting as its breathtaking visuals."
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Inside the Space Station - 2000
DVD
From the Discovery Channel program comes this look at the history,
status and future of the International Space Station.
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Mars: The Red Planet Collection-
2000
DVD
This DVD holds two segments - "Destination: Mars" and "Life
on Mars" The first part reviews the history of Mars exploration
and plans for future journeys there. John Lithgow narrates the second
part which looks at the study of the Mars meteorite ALH84001 and the
claims that it holds fossils of ancient Mars bacterial life.
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Stephen Hankings
Universe
VHS
DVD
In these 6 episodes Stephen Hawkings presents the "latest
and most profound advances in cosmological thought in true down-to-earth
Hawking fashion." |
Planets - BBC
VHS
DVD
The 8-episode The Planets "combines scientific
history of early scientists, rich knowledge from the leading minds
in modern astronomy, and extraordinary image technology to tell the
story of our solar system, from its beginnings to the present and
beyond..." |
Apollo 13 -
Actual NASA Footage
VHS
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To the Moon - 1999
VHS
DVD
2-hour documentary on the Apollo project produced
by the PBS Nova TV science show on the 30th anniversary of Apollo
11.
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Nukes in Space
VHS
DVD
"..this documentary presents some startling
material about how the United States detonated a number of atomic
bombs in space during a top-secret cold war weapons program. The
history of military rockets is detailed,..." - Amazon
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Moonshot
VHS
The Moon Race with coverage of both the US and Soviet efforts.
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Life Beyond Earth - 1999
VHS
DVD
Science writer Timothy Ferris reviews the possibilities
for life outside of earth and the efforts made to discover it. |
National Geographic's
Phantom Quest: The Search for Extraterrestrials
(1999) VHS
Amazon: US
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| Dramatizations of historical
events |
The Right Stuff
VHS
DVD
Based on Tom Wolf's book about the Mercury astronauts
and the test pilot culture from which they emerged, this movie got
incredibly great reviews but still did poorly at the box office. Find
out what the critics saw. |
From the Earth
to the Moon
VHS
DVD
Tom Hanks produced
this 12 part mini-series based on Andrew Chaikin's book - A
Man on the Moon. Each episode employed a different director. Technically
very accurate, the episodes also bring out the very human dimensions
of the enormous Apollo project. |
Apollo 13
VHS DVD
Despite knowing full well that they will survive, this
amazing film still keeps you on the edge of your seat till the astronauts'
capsule finally hits the water safely. |
