From the Earth to the Moon | Season 1 | Episode 3

We Have Cleared the Tower

TV-PG | 1 HR 0 MIN

A documentary film crew follows the Apollo 7 flight's preparation. The future of the entire project lies on the success of this launch.

When the USSR manages to perform the first manned space flight, the US government announces the race for the moon.

Explore the pre-launch fire that killed astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee, severely threatening the Apollo program.

A documentary film crew follows the Apollo 7 flight's preparation. The future of the entire project lies on the success of this launch.

1968 was looking very bleak, but then NASA took a bold step sending the Apollo 8 on the first mission towards the moon.

After sending three men into orbit around the moon, landing them on the surface was the next goal.

A few weeks before the launching of the Apollo 11, the three astronauts go through an intense training program.

Due to an accident, some astronauts had to be replaced. That's how Allan Bean got to join the Apollo 12 mission.

The problems with the Apollo 13 have the entire world on the edge of their seat, and the press is closely chasing the big news.

Alan Shepard was the first American in space. However, he fell ill and struggles for his chance to travel from the Earth to the moon.

With the help of a geologist, the crew of Apollo 15 learns how to examine the moon's surface and what rocks to collect.

The astronauts' wives had to make some sacrifices throughout the Apollo project and cope with the prospect of losing their loved ones.

After landing on the surface on the moon, Apollo 17 must return to Earth. The mission marks the undeniable ending of the Apollo project.