American Experience

Teaser #2: Chasing | Chasing the Moon

Preview: Season 31 | 30s

“Chasing the Moon” recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama, utilizing a feast of previously overlooked and lost archival material.

Aired: 07/08/19

Rating: NR

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American Experience

Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS

They came for the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound

Preview: S31 | 30s

Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS

Preview: S31 | 30s

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American Experience

Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 3

Watch Chapter 1 of Chasing the Moon, Part 3.

Clip: S31 | 9m 16s

Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 3

Clip: S31 | 9m 16s

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American Experience

Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 3 | PBS

Preview Chasing the Moon Part 3. Airs July 10 at 9/8c on PBS.

Preview: S31 | 30s

Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 3 | PBS

Preview: S31 | 30s

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American Experience

Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 2

Watch Chapter 1 of Chasing the Moon, Part 2.

Clip: S31 | 7m 8s

Chapter 1 | Chasing the Moon, Part 2

Clip: S31 | 7m 8s

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American Experience

Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 2 | PBS

Preview Part 2 of Chasing the Moon. Airs July 9 at 9/8c on PBS.

Preview: S31 | 30s

Official Trailer |Chasing the Moon, Part 2 | PBS

Preview: S31 | 30s

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American Experience

Valerie Anders

Valerie Hoard married William Anders in 1955.

Clip: S31 | 1m 13s

Valerie Anders

Clip: S31 | 1m 13s

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American Experience

Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11

Michael Collins was an astronaut from the third group named by NASA in October 1963.

Clip: S31 | 1m 12s

Michael Collins: Third man of Apollo 11

Clip: S31 | 1m 12s

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American Experience

Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist

Frances “Poppy” Northcutt was the first female engineer to work in NASA’s Mission Control.

Clip: S31 | 1m 16s

Poppy Northcutt: Return to Earth Specialist

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American Experience

Teaser #1: Countdown | Chasing the Moon

Countdown to relive the journey that defined a generation.

Preview: S31 | 30s

Teaser #1: Countdown | Chasing the Moon

Preview: S31 | 30s

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American Experience

Chasing the Moon: Teaser

Join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.

Preview: S31 | 1m 3s

Chasing the Moon: Teaser

Preview: S31 | 1m 3s

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American Experience

Wernher Von Braun: Rocket Scientist

Wernher Von Braun was a German-born, American rocket engineer.

Clip: S31 | 1m 27s

Wernher Von Braun: Rocket Scientist

Clip: S31 | 1m 27s

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American Experience

Inside Look | Chasing the Moon

Get an inside look at the making of Chasing the Moon.

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Inside Look | Chasing the Moon

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Episodes

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American Experience

Woodstock

They came to hear the concert of their lives, but experienced something far more profound.

S31 Ep6 | 1h 39m 1s

Woodstock

S31 Ep6 | 1h 39m 1s

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American Experience

Chasing the Moon, Part 3

Chasing the Moon, Part 3

S31 Ep5 | 1h 52m 33s

Chasing the Moon, Part 3

S31 Ep5 | 1h 52m 33s

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American Experience

Chasing the Moon, Part 2

Chasing the Moon, Part 2

S31 Ep4 | 1h 52m 6s

Chasing the Moon, Part 2

S31 Ep4 | 1h 52m 6s

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American Experience

Chasing the Moon, Part 1

“Chasing the Moon,” a film by Robert Stone, premieres July 8 on PBS.

S31 Ep3 | 1h 52m 55s

Chasing the Moon, Part 1

S31 Ep3 | 1h 52m 55s

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American Experience

Sealab

The little-known story of the daring program that revolutionized undersea exploration.

S31 Ep2 | 53m 13s

Sealab

S31 Ep2 | 53m 13s

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American Experience

The Swamp

The history of the Everglades is a story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature.

S31 Ep1 | 1h 53m 13s

The Swamp

S31 Ep1 | 1h 53m 13s

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The Road to Apollo

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The Road to Apollo

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