
Apollo: Missions to the Moon(2019)
National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.

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Apollo: Missions to the Moon
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National Geographic's riveting effort recounts all 12 crewed missions using only archival footage, photos and audio.
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2019-07-07
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