

Documentary · History
Overview
National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.
Top Cast


Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
Buzz Aldrin
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
Bill Anders
Bill Anders
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
Bill Anders
Self - Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)


Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Self - Commander, Apollo 11 (archive footage)


Frank Borman
Frank Borman
Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)
Frank Borman
Self - Commander, Apollo 8 (voice) (archive footage)


Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News (archive footage)
Betty Grissom
Betty Grissom
Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage)
Betty Grissom
Self - Wife of Gus Grissom (archive footage)


Jim Lovell
Jim Lovell
Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)
Jim Lovell
Self - Command Module Pilot, Apollo 8 (archive footage)


Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)
Ward Kimball
Self - Disney Animator (archive footage)


Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun
Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)
Wernher von Braun
Self - Rocket Scientist, NASA (archive footage)
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