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In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 20.

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. This NASA film chronicles Shepard's short flight into space.

President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury Friendship 7 mission when John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

This NASA film documents the June 1965 manned space flight by James McDivitt and Edward White. The mission included the first American spacewalk.

This NASA film documents the sixth manned Gemini mission in 1966, which was the first to dock with another craft in space. An emergency required the astronauts to cut short the mission.

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew the final Gemini mission before the Apollo program's first mission. This NASA film shows what they did on their mission including docking maneuvers and space walks.

This film documents NASA's 1968 manned mission to orbit the Moon.

This 1968 film chronicles the major accomplishments of NASA since it was established by Congress in 1958.

This NASA film documents the Apollo 10 mission, a rehearsal for the July 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11.

In a short NASA pre-launch interview, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin describe their primary duties on the first mission to land on the Moon.

This 1969 NASA documentary detailed the first NASA mission to land two men on the moon.

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon, but a crisis nearly left the three astronauts stranded in space.

This NASA film shows what is involved in working in mission control during space missions. The film includes how Mission Control in Houston brought the Apollo 13 astronauts back home, averting disaster.

In December of 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last men to walk on the Moon. This NASA film shows how the Apollo program closed out its Moon missions.

This NASA film looks back at the Apollo spaceflight program (1961-72) and its achievements, including landing men on the Moon.

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 20.

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. This NASA film chronicles Shepard's short flight into space.

President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury Friendship 7 mission when John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

This NASA film documents the June 1965 manned space flight by James McDivitt and Edward White. The mission included the first American spacewalk.

This NASA film documents the sixth manned Gemini mission in 1966, which was the first to dock with another craft in space. An emergency required the astronauts to cut short the mission.

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew the final Gemini mission before the Apollo program's first mission. This NASA film shows what they did on their mission including docking maneuvers and space walks.

This film documents NASA's 1968 manned mission to orbit the Moon.

This 1968 film chronicles the major accomplishments of NASA since it was established by Congress in 1958.

This NASA film documents the Apollo 10 mission, a rehearsal for the July 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11.

In a short NASA pre-launch interview, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin describe their primary duties on the first mission to land on the Moon.

This 1969 NASA documentary detailed the first NASA mission to land two men on the moon.

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 blasted off on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon, but a crisis nearly left the three astronauts stranded in space.

This NASA film shows what is involved in working in mission control during space missions. The film includes how Mission Control in Houston brought the Apollo 13 astronauts back home, averting disaster.

In December of 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last men to walk on the Moon. This NASA film shows how the Apollo program closed out its Moon missions.

This NASA film looks back at the Apollo spaceflight program (1961-72) and its achievements, including landing men on the Moon.

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 20.