Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon
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- Creator
- National Air and Space Museum
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- 29,203
- Video Title
- Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon
- Description
- As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. On the 40th anniversary of his flight, he discussed his book, "Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon" with space history curator Allan Needell at the National Air and Space Museum. This presentation was recorded on Friday July 29, 2011, in the National Air and Space Museum's "Moving Beyond Earth" gallery.
- Video Duration
- 58 min 6 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- aviation air space national museum smithsonian airplane NASA Rocket Jet Discovery SR-71 Blackbird "Space Shuttle" History Science STEM astronaut
- Uploaded
- 2012-01-04T23:00:44.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- airandspace
- National Air and Space Museum
- YouTube Channel
- airandspace
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences
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- yt_yLfDGzTqo5Y
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