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The six-hour series, aired over three consecutive nights, offers insight into the behind-the-scenes goings-on of the space race, from the Soviet Union\u2019s launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 to NASA\u2019s Apollo moon landings.<\/p>\nThe six-hour series, aired over three consecutive nights, offers insight into the behind-the-scenes goings-on of the space race, from the Soviet Union\u2019s launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 to NASA\u2019s Apollo moon landings.<\/p>\n
\u201cChasing the Moon,\u201d a film by Robert Stone, reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses, and personal drama. Utilizing a visual feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material \u2014 much of which has never before been seen by the public \u2014 the film features a diverse cast of characters who played key roles in these historic events. Among those included are astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Frank Borman and Bill Anders; Sergei Khrushchev, son of the former Soviet premier and a leading Soviet rocket engineer; Poppy Northcutt, a 25-year old \u201cmathematics whiz\u201d who gained worldwide attention as the first woman to serve in the all-male bastion of NASA\u2019s Mission Control; and Ed Dwight, the Air Force pilot selected by the Kennedy administration to train as America\u2019s first black astronaut.<\/p>