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Clip: Season 31 | 1m 13s
Valerie Hoard married William Anders in 1955. In 1968, Bill Anders was one of three astronauts aboard the Apollo 8.
Aired: 04/18/19
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Consumer Cellular. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Teaser #2: Chasing | Chasing the Moon
Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.
Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11
Michael Collins was an astronaut from the third group named by NASA in October 1963.
Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist
Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control.
Teaser #1: Countdown | Chasing the Moon
Countdown to relive the journey that defined a generation.
Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.
Wernher Von Braun: Rocket Scientist
Wernher Von Braun was a German-born, American rocket engineer.
Inside Look | Chasing the Moon
Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon.
Official Trailer | Chasing the Moon | PBS
The mission that changed everything. Chasing the Moon premieres July 8, 2019 on PBS.
Ed Dwight: First African American Candidate for Space
Ed Dwight Jr. was the first African American to be trained as an astronaut.
In 1969, about half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music.
The Medical Committee for Human Rights
The Medical Committee for Human Rights formed at the beginning of Freedom Summer in 1964.
