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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topic[Moonwalk Series: Programme 2] Contains: classic space fiction material, Flash Gordon; Saturn 5 construction; stage separation footage from space; Houston ground control; graphics of Apollo mission, ground stations, various footage from Apollo mission; medical monitoring, heat chamber, free-fall testing, co-ordination testing, G-force training [with onboard camera], construction of command module Columbia, good space suit construction and fitting, testing of suit in pool and parabolic flight, in-flight footage of Apollo capsule. 1960s.The video includes an extremely good animated explanation of the Apollo going to the moon mission step-by-step. Another important content is the extensive footage of the preparation of going to the Moon missions, which cover both analysis of human necessity for life in space and the needed space suit equipment.