Countdown to Apollo

Released: 2019-07-09

Runtime: None minutes

Episode Overview

Before Apollo, there was Gemini, and before Gemini, there was the Mercury program. This episode examines Mercury, the first U.S. program to put a man in space. It looks at the people, such as astronaut John Glenn, the events, such as Alan Shephard's first flight to low earth orbit, and the triumphs of this precursor to Apollo.

Series Overview

Apollo, the space program that put a man on the moon, was one of the most epic achievements in human history.