When We Left Earth - The NASA
Missions (4-Disc Set in Limited
Edition Tin) starring When We Left
Earth
The Race To Space
Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and
wondered... Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the
impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the
quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space! To
celebrate 50 years of incredible achievements, the Discovery Channel has
partnered with NASA to reveal the epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs
in a bold chapter of human history. Along with the candid interviews of the
people who made it happen, hundreds of hours of never-before-seen film
footage from the NASA archives - including sequences on board the actual
spacecraft in flight - have been carefully restored, edited and compiled for
this landmark collection.

*Packaged in spectacular, limited-edition tin.
*Original NASA footage digitally remastered in high-definition featuring
exclusive never before seen footage
*4 hours of bonus footage not seen in TV broadcast.
Personal Review: When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-
Disc Set in Limited Edition Tin) starring When We Left Earth
Originally shown on Discovery last year, this 6 part series was released to
coincide with the 50th anniversary of the formation of NASA. The DVD
promised extra interviews, mission clips and bonus NASA films, none of
which had been shown with the original series. It did not disappoint!
The 6 episodes charting manned spaceflight from Mercury through to the
ISS are spread over the first 3 discs. Original footage mixed with interviews
from those who were there (and not just the astronauts, but mission
control, families etc) makes enjoyable and informative viewing. The
narrator, Gary Sinise (Apollo 13; Mission to Mars)is easy to listen to and
keeps things moving nicely along.
On each of the three discs are the extra interviews and mission clips, again
all enjoyable though the choice of music for the mission clips jarred with
me; I'd have preferred something 'of the age' or mission communications
but that's just me.
The real gem is disc 4. I've watched a lot of space documentaries over
time and this was new footage to me. Born towards the closing months of
Gemini, I don't remember anything much before the Shuttle. Watching
these films made me feel I was actually there at the time, I caught myself
holding my breath on more than one occasion! The featured missions are
those of Shepard, Glenn, Gemini 7/6, Apollo 8 and 11.
This DVD will appeal to any one with an interest in the space program, and
to more besides as it is easy to watch, and will probably bring back a lot of
memories for some whilst being a history lesson to others.
It is a great testimony to NASA and all those who have been a part of the
program at a time when public support is much needed if we are to
celebrate again in 2058.
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