July 1969. It's been eight short years since President Kennedy promised America would land men on the moon by the end of the decade. As the deadline fast approaches, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are 240,000 miles from earth facing the most hazardous venture in the history of space flight; the first human landing on another world. They'll succeed, abort, or die in the attempt. At NASA Mission Control, Flight Director Gene Kranz and his team of young engineers struggle to execute the flight plan. They're experiencing severe communication disruptions, unnerving computer alarms, and a spacecraft that's overshooting the planned landing site by miles. They push through as the crew searches for a safe place to put down. Flight controllers are puzzled to see Armstrong suddenly stop the spacecraft's descent and begin hovering forward. They don't know the auto-targeting system is sending it into a crater filled with large boulders. Armstrong needs to clear the boulder field but is running out of fuel. The crew must land soon or face a mandatory abort order. Mission Control calls up "30 seconds!" but Armstrong won't be rushed. He'll use every ounce of fuel and drop the rest of the way if he has to.
Hazardous Journey: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing
July 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are 240,000 miles from earth facing the most hazardous venture in the history of space flight; the first human landing on another world. They'll succeed, abort, or die in the attempt.
