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• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Timeless Media Group
• DVD Release Date: February 24, 2009
• Run Time: 270 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001MZVZKG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,844 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This special anniversary 2 DVD set, Man on the Moon, commemorates 40 years of space exploration by America's NASA astronauts, from the first Mercury missions that successfully launched John Glenn into orbit, to the moon landing, Skylab, the shuttle and beyond. Man on the Moon is an opportunity to relive some of man's greatest achievements. Disc 1: Man on the Moon features real-time reporting by Walter Cronkite and CBS News as NASA reached into space to put a man on the moon. From pre-launch preparations to lift off and the culminating achievement of Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin landing on the Sea of Tranquility, Cronkite and his team give you a front-row seat to history. The Apollo program went on to several more moon landings, but none was more dramatic than the Apollo 13 mission. The words "Houston we have a problem...." have become part of the language since an explosion onboard the Lunar Command Module rocketed the astronauts 200,000 miles into space. Again, Walter Cronkite is there, as ground control and the astronauts struggle heroically and successfully to return the craft to safety. Cronkite and his team also narrate the first launch of the space Shuttle Columbia lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in 1981, beginning another chapter in America's exploration of space. Disc 2: Part 2 of Man on the Moon brings you official NASA programs detailing America's Space program. First, "Twenty Five Years of Progress" recalls NASA's early years, as the space agency developed the programs and rocketry that would propel man to the stars. Next, NASA's production "The Moon-A Goal" takes you inside the Space Center, and gives you a first hand look at the men and women who made the Mercury and Apollo missions possible. Also included in, "The Eagle Has Landed", an inside look at the Apollo Misson, and "Time of Apollo", another look at the lunar landing, narrated by Burgess Meredith, and the celebration at Houston's Astrodome to welcome and honor America's astronauts home.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor man's version, May 31, 2009

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Mr. R. E. J. Hyson (Portsmouth, Hants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man On The Moon with Walter Cronkite - 40th Anniversary Collector's Embossed Tin (DVD)

This set was disappointing. The Apollo 11 coverage was a poor truncation of the excellent 1989 video version. Additional features were some old color-faded NASA versions of other missions, plus a few bits of archive "behind the scenes" film. The archive clips, although of poor quality, were the best features. If you want just one souvenir of the whole Apollo programme, at this price (or cheaper!) it's worth buying.
Could have been a lot better. Must try harder.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MAN PM THE MOON WITH WALTER CRONKITE _ 40th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S TIN, February 10, 2010

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Elizabeth Clark (Albany, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Man On The Moon with Walter Cronkite - 40th Anniversary Collector's Embossed Tin (DVD)

This is an "incredible: dvd full of history and having "Walter Cronkite" is a "real treasure|" to have him narrate it. It is the "best piece of history from the space era" that you can provide for your grandchildren. The box that it is in is a real "treasure" also. This part of our countries space "history" will never be repeated so buy it and have this remarkable part of the past available to yourself for the good times and "major accomplishments" of "incredible people" who sacrificed their lives. Do yourself a "favor" and buy it and bring some "greatness"
of Walter Cronkite and the engineers and astronauts back into your life." "NOW BUY IT!" please. Elizabeth

4.0 out of 5 stars great work, September 18, 2010

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steve magerett "steve" (ct usa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Man On The Moon with Walter Cronkite - 40th Anniversary Collector's Embossed Tin (DVD)

what a look back in history and how great the space program is and showed the way the 60s were the footage was good and made alot of memories come back not to leave out the great reporting of cronkite well worth the money thank you amazon from ct usa 09/18/2010