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NASA: 50 Years of Space Exploration

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According to another website, these are the specific documentaries included. Many of these are available on other DVD products. The fifth disc seems to have some newer material and might be worth the price of admission all by itself.

Disc 1
1. Freedom 7 [28:06]
2. The Voyage of Friendship 7 [28:56]
3. The Four Days of Gemini 4 [27:24]
4. Gemini VIII, This Is Houston Flight [25:08]
5. Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed [28:21]

Disc 2
1. Apollo 13: Houston, We've Got a Problem [28:09]
2. Apollo 15: In the Mountains of the Moon [27:47]
3. Apollo 16: Nothing So Hidden [28:03]
4. Apollo 17: On the Shoulders of Giants [28:26]
5. The Mission of Apollo-Soyuz [28:59]

Disc 3
1. Skylab: The First 40 Days [22:41]
2. Four Rooms: Earth View [27:58]
3. Opening New Frontiers [28:25]
4. We Deliver [28:31]
5. Launch and Retrieval of Satellites [19:02]

Disc 4
1. Satellite Repairs [20:41]
2. Challenger: Disaster & Investigation [44:41]
3. NASA: The 25th Year [50:00]

Disc 5
1. Living in Space: This Is the International Space Station [37:14]
2. Eyes in the Sky: Spy Satellite [15:39]
3. One American Legend: John Glenn Returns to Space [6:36]
4. Looking for Creation: This Is the Hubble Telescope [37:56]
5. Where No Man Has Gone: Mars and Beyond [10:35]
6. The Story of Columbia [31:38]
7. Epilogue: A Look Into the Future [3:21]

I've bought other Madacy DVD's in the past. Each time, I hoped that the quality would get better...but it never does! I swore after this latest set that I would never buy another Madacy product.
You cannot judge the titles on the DVD's...they were produced by NASA in the best quality.. However, the re-recording process they use is really bad. You would think the company could do better if they are going to produce these DVD's in the future. My advice? Look for the titles from other sources. These NASA documentaries are available in much better quality from anybody else!
One positive thing about Madacy Video...they use good quality packaging, and DVD disk labels. Too bad thats' as far as their workmanship goes!

Very nicely presented gift set 0f 5 DVD's in a cool looking tin. A real thrill for all you space junkies out there, and I am one too!! Well organized discs, lots of menu options, and I like the little quiz at the end of each disc, to see if you've been paying attention!! Overall well worth the small $, even if you are ultimately very familiar with the subject matter and film clips. Have not seen the Ultimate NASA DVD's yet, but they have an extra couple of hours viewing, and we space junkies can always use more!

The documentaries are interesting. However, the quality is horrible. The video is grainy and compressed even on the newer documentaries. The colors are faded. The audio sounds like it was played from a Vinyl LP. This is everything you would expect from a Madacy boxed set.