Apollo 11 Moon landing
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- Posted18 July 2019
Why Buzz Aldrin’s ‘lunar communion’ was hushed up. Heart and Soul. Audio, 00:01:50
Buzz Aldrin took Holy Communion during the moon landing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted18 July 2019
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- Posted18 July 2019
Science In Action. The moon landing and another big space anniversary. Audio, 29 minutes
The comet Shoemaker – Levy 9 spectacularly crashed into Jupiter 25 years ago.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted17 July 2019
Apollo 11: The final 13 minutes that took humans to the Moon. 13 Minutes to the Moon. Video, 00:14:22
The final minutes before landing were tense, as fuel ran low and connections were lost
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted20 July 2019
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- Posted17 July 2019
Dorset resident who went to school with children of Apollo 11 astronauts. Steve Harris. Audio, 00:04:18
Jane grew up in Houston, Texas, surrounded by scientists instrumental in moon landings.
- AttributionBBC Radio Solent
- Posted17 July 2019
Witness History. The Moon Landing. Audio, 9 minutes
In July 1969, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the Moon.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted17 July 2019
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- Posted16 July 2019
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- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11: How decision making relied on the 'lowest level' 13 Minutes to the Moon. Audio, 00:01:05
The flight controllers relied heavily on the expertise of their back-room advisers
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11: James Burke on the challenge of broadcasting the Moon landings, live. Aled Jones. Audio, 00:04:40
James joined Aled Jones on BBC Radio Wales to reflect on a unique moment in history.
- AttributionBBC Radio Wales
- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11: The flight controller's most important skill. 13 Minutes to the Moon. Audio, 00:02:21
'I had to learn how to listen to three or four conversations at once'
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11: 'If the code wasn’t right then the program wouldn’t go' 13 Minutes to the Moon. Audio, 00:02:02
Elaine Denniston's ability to spot errors in the code was crucial to the landing
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted16 July 2019
How tragedy struck on board Apollo 1's Command Module. 13 Minutes to the Moon. Audio, 00:03:12
Three astronauts died when a fire broke out during testing of the Command Module
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11 simulations: 'You would get the sweaty palms' 13 Minutes to the Moon. Audio, 00:01:17
Through exhaustive dress rehearsals, the training team saw that nothing was overlooked
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted16 July 2019
Apollo 11 anniversary: why we haven't been back since 1972. Steve Harris. Audio, 00:03:07
Keith Wright from Buckland Newton worked on the Apollo 11 mission.
- AttributionBBC Radio Solent
- Posted16 July 2019
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- Posted16 July 2019
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The Moon and Us. Part Two. Audio, 28 minutes
A celebration of the first moon landing and the Welsh people who played vital roles.
- AttributionBBC Radio Wales
- Available for over a year