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8 Days: To The Moon And Back

Michael Collins (Patrick Kennedy), Neil Armstrong (Rufus Wright) and Buzz Aldrin (Jack Tarlton) in the Command Service Module.
Courtesy of BBC Studios/ Photographer Gary Moyes/ Producer Craig Hunter
Michael Collins (Patrick Kennedy), Neil Armstrong (Rufus Wright) and Buzz Aldrin (Jack Tarlton) in the Command Service Module.

Airs Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Currently available to stream on demand with KPBS Passport.

Take a unique journey with the crew of Apollo 11 for their eight-day, three-hour, 18-minute and 35-second mission in “8 Days: To The Moon And Back.”

The film seamlessly blends authentic, rare mission audio featuring candid conversations between Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins with newly shot studio footage, NASA and news archive.

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Stunning CGI recreation of the historic journey and landing to tell this amazing story in a riveting new way.

Apollo 11 approaching its destination for the first Moon landing. (Artists impression)
Courtesy of BBC Studios/ Photographer Gary Moyes/ Producer Craig Hunter
Apollo 11 approaching its destination for the first Moon landing. (Artists impression)

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Co-produced by BBC Studios and PBS.