Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Eliza... Read allOffering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 nominations total
Balachandar Ramamurthy
- Self - Director of Flight Safety SpaceX
- (as Bala Ramamurthy)
Neil Armstrong
- Self - Retired Astronaut
- (archive footage)
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Jeff Bezos
- Self - Space Entrepreneur
- (archive footage)
Richard Branson
- Self - Virgin Galactic Founder
- (archive footage)
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I find the idea of going back to the moon and establishing colonies, then to Mars incredibly exciting for mankind. Honestly, it's about time. I'm just really glad we have someone like Musk who genuinely wants mankind to progress, and has the ambition and of course funds to do it. We have to keep moving. To remain static is death.
It was interesting to learn about SpaceX and it's history, but I was really hoping to learn more about their plans for the Moon and Mars. The documentary itself was nothing special and would probably be quite boring for someone who only has a slight interest in space.
Very excited for the things to come from Musk and his team at SpaceX.
It was interesting to learn about SpaceX and it's history, but I was really hoping to learn more about their plans for the Moon and Mars. The documentary itself was nothing special and would probably be quite boring for someone who only has a slight interest in space.
Very excited for the things to come from Musk and his team at SpaceX.
As Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai got us used to, here we have another great documentary that takes us through highs and lows of american space history, taking a deep look into the main characters themselves. Great edit, stunning shots and wrapping music. Must-watch for documentaries lovers.
This was an amazing documentary of the US/ Russia working together on the ISS. Very well put together. Informative and educational. I grew up watching the Apollo Missions and they were amazing. The astronauts putting everything on the line to going into space going to the moon- hopefully back to the moon and on to Mars. The earth looks so huge from space. It's a documentary definitely worth your while to watch.
I'm not a huge fan of documentaries but I actually watched this from beginning to end and it held my attention throughout. Somebody already said it - I knew part of the story but this really filled in a lot of the pieces about the space industry as a whole.
The film also gives decent insight into the character of Musk and his intentions regarding space travel. He shows genuine care about the mission and the people involved.
Highly recommend even if you hate Musk - still provides a great view of the mission of space travel over the past couple of decades.
The film also gives decent insight into the character of Musk and his intentions regarding space travel. He shows genuine care about the mission and the people involved.
Highly recommend even if you hate Musk - still provides a great view of the mission of space travel over the past couple of decades.
If there's one message this documentary tells us, it's that they want the future of space exploration to continue with the coming generations - and I believe this is both a great documentary and era for the youth to delve deeper into it!
The nerve-racking, high-pulse and even tearful moments I felt through the series made me really connect with the emotions of the individuals involved in the development of these projects. I really wish I was part of the first rocket launches, or even had interest in them when they launched - memories for life I know I missed. However, this documentary captured the moments with brilliance! (Since I felt all of this!) For the next NASA/SpaceX launches I will make sure I witness them digitally or...in real life!!
The nerve-racking, high-pulse and even tearful moments I felt through the series made me really connect with the emotions of the individuals involved in the development of these projects. I really wish I was part of the first rocket launches, or even had interest in them when they launched - memories for life I know I missed. However, this documentary captured the moments with brilliance! (Since I felt all of this!) For the next NASA/SpaceX launches I will make sure I witness them digitally or...in real life!!
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