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President Kennedy - We Choose to Go to the Moon | Courtesy NASA

Chasing The Moon: American Experience

Chasing The Moon: American Experience

“Chasing the Moon,” a film by Robert Stone, reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort. The series recasts the Space Age as a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.

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President Kennedy - We Choose to Go to the Moon | Courtesy NASA
“Chasing the Moon” thoroughly reimagines the race to the moon for a new generation, upending much of the conventional mythology surrounding the effort.
Film strip of astronauts | Still from "How NASA Sold Us a Trip to the Moon"
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To win the space race, NASA would have to market the moon to the American public.
The Desegregation of Huntsville
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African American civil rights activists in Huntsville, Alabama formed a “psychological warfare committee” to outsmart white supremacists and force the Rocket City to desegregate.
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