The Moon

The Moon

58 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Feb. 27, 2006

1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. This film tells the epic story of our love affair with the moon - what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again.

The Moon

58 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Feb. 27, 2006

The Moon
1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. This film tells the epic story of our love affair with the moon - what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again.
Producers BBC
Original title The Moon
Directors Ruth Whippman
Writers

Cast

Sean Pertwee

as Narrator

Brian Anderson

as Himself - NASA

Paul Blase

as Himself - TransOrbital

Margaret Curtis

as Herself - Local Historian

Winnifred Cutler

as Herself - Athena Institute

William Fung-Schwarz

as Himself - The Moon Society

Linda Hyder

as Herself - Voyager Navigation Engineer

Peter Kokh

as Himself - President, The Moon Society

Gary Lofgren

as Himself - NASA Planetary Scientist

John Noble Wilford

as Himself - Apollo Correspondent: The New York Times

Don Pettit

as Himself - NASA Astronaut

Greg Olsen

as Himself - Space Tourist

David Rothery

as Himself - The Open University

Stacey Tearne

as Herself - Space Adventures

Jerry Wiant

as Himself - Texas Laser Ranging Station

Leslie Wickman

as Herself - The Moon Society