Apollo 11: First Steps on the Moon (1996)

On July 20, 1969, the whole world stopped. Where were you?

Cast

Carmen Argenziano, Tuck Milligan, Dennis Lipscomb, William Mesnik, Jack Conley

Overview

Fearful that the Russians would continue their lead in the space race and be the first to put a man on the moon, NASA felt an enormous pressure to push the Apollo Program forward as quickly as possible, though they knew that pushing too hard could lead to the ultimate disaster. This film recreates the tensions that were felt not only by the three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, but also by their families and by the teams of technicians training to deal with anything that could go wrong.