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Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
17 August 1933, Toledo, Ohio, USA
25 December 1934, Athens, Texas, USA
February 15, 1936 in Camden, New Jersey, USA
28 February 1924, Phoebus, Virginia, USA
November 27, 1936 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, USA
3 October 1935, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
25 March 1928, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 March 1934, Chicago, Illinois, USA
April 13, 2017
This is the usual mix of talking heads and archival footage, but Fairhead also inserts detailed CGI sequences that vividly illustrate the technical issues unfolding.
April 13, 2017
The film is bookended with modern female controllers, reminding us how things have changed.
April 13, 2017
Mission Control is an absorbing doc that entertains and informs throughout.
April 19, 2017
Really, seeing these likable oldsters talk at length is just about the entire point of this picture.
April 13, 2017
A well-crafted, revealing British documentary reuniting the surviving team members entrusted with safely taking astronauts to the moon and back.
April 13, 2017
Hits a piece of the spaceflight story that many other documentaries have only grazed.
April 28, 2017
While it never really takes off, this documentary makes a worthwhile effort to pay tribute to those behind the scenes of the Apollo space missions and their lasting impact on the American space program.
April 11, 2017
An engrossing behind-the-scenes look at the flight controllers and support crews that helped America win the space race.
