Apollo 11 program for those in the UK on July 24, 2006
Documentary
The Real Story of Apollo 11: Stranger than Fiction
Monday, July 24, 2006
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Channel Five
When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon in July 1969, Apollo
11 was hailed as the supreme triumph of American technology. Now,
nearly 40 years later, an exclusive interview with world-renowned
astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, and previously unpublished NASA documents
reveal how primitive computer technology, human error and mechanical
failure almost resulted in an unprecedented disaster.
