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Moon Machines in the United States and United Kingdom is a Science Channel HD documentary miniseries consisting of six episodes documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo program to land men on the Moon. It covers everything from the iconic Saturn V to the Command Module, the Lunar Module, the Space Suits, the Guidance and Control Computer, and the Lunar Rover. It was created by the team that made In the Shadow of the Moon in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008. It first aired in June 2008 and was released on DVD a year later in June 2009.
Original Release
06/16/2008
US Release
06/16/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Seamans | Self - NASA / Self |
| Bill Stoney | Self - NASA |
| Sonny Morea | Self |
| Cliff Hess | Self - NASA |
| George Phelps | Self |
| Tom Herrala | Self - Hamilton Standard |
| David Mindell | Self - MIT |
| Joshua Stoff | Self - Historian |
| Bill Ayrey | Self - Spacesuit Historian |
| Bill Causey | Self - Biographer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Saturn V Rocket | |
| 2 | The Command Module | |
| 3 | The Navigation Computer | |
| 4 | The Lunar Module | |
| 5 | The Space Suit | |
| 6 | The Lunar Rover |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Seamans | Self - NASA / Self |
| Bill Stoney | Self - NASA |
| Sonny Morea | Self |
| Cliff Hess | Self - NASA |
| George Phelps | Self |
| Tom Herrala | Self - Hamilton Standard |
| David Mindell | Self - MIT |
| Joshua Stoff | Self - Historian |
| Bill Ayrey | Self - Spacesuit Historian |
| Bill Causey | Self - Biographer |
| Don Brincka | Self |
| Dale Myers | Self - NASA |
| Konrad Dannenberg | Self |
| Joe Kosmo | Self - NASA |
| Donald Binns | Self - North American Aviation |
| Mike Vaccaro | Self - NASA |
| Ken Thomas | Self - Spacesuit Historian |
| Chip Collins | Self - Test Pilot |
| Joe Gavin | Self - Grumman |
| Aaron Cohen | Self - NASA |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack E. Smith | Executive Producer |
| Paul Gasek | Executive Producer |
| David Sington | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Riley | Executive Producer |
| Duncan Copp | Producer |
| Heather Walsh | Producer |
| Tara Hunter | Producer |
| David Copp | Producer |
| Christopher Riley | Producer |
| Nick Davidson | Producer |
