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NASA a Retrospective (DVD)

Travel the timeline of U.S. space exploration.

Exclusively from the National Archives, the NASA 4-DVD Collector's Set moves viewers along the timeline of U.S. space exploration. Witness the early years in Astronauts and U.S. Astronaut John Glenn Orbits the Earth as some of America's earliest heroes circle the Earth. Then explore the moon's surface in Assignment: Shoot the Moon and take a giant leap with Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin in The Eagle Has Landed. Experience success and failure during Apollo 13: Houston, We Have a Problem, and watch the future of space exploration unfold in Who's Out There? and The Mission of Apollo/Soyuz. Finally, before beholding the grandeur of the first space shuttle mission in Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine, retrace NASA's progress from its inception in 1958 in Small Steps, Giant Strides: 1973. With spectacular film footage, still photographs, and informative commentary, this Collector's Set is a must for anyone who has wondered what's out there.

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