4. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Site Score: 6, IMDb Score: 9 Overall Score: 15
Directed by Nick Green, Mary Crisp, Richard Dale, and Julian Jones
Year: 2008
NASA missions Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle, culminating with the International Space Station, are some of the most significant events in human history. They represent the moment when humankind finally achieved the ability to leave our planet and explore the Universe. In few hundred years, these baby steps will probably look small, but their significance as milestones in our development can’t be exaggerated. Through interviews with NASA astronauts and ground crews that actually took part in these legendary missions, When We Left Earth series goes into depth on each of them, explaining how they were designed and what obstacles had to be overcome in order to fulfill them. The mini-series consists of 6 episodes.
