One interviewee notes, only half-jokingly, that anytime anyone opened the door to mission control, they found themselves wading through a dense, nicotine-laced fog. Others grew up in a gritty, blue-collar America of mines and smoke stacks. From the lessons learned after the tragic Apollo 1 fire, to the feat of creativity and teamwork which allowed the Apollo 13 crew to return to Earth unharmed after a fatal oxygen tank explosion, this ground crew served as a veritable lifeline to Earth. They ranged from kids straight out of college to those toughened by military service. At the heart of the Apollo space program and a remarkable decade of achievement was the team who worked in Mission Control. With: Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney, Gerry Griffin, John Aaron, Ed Fendell, Jerry Bostick, Jim Lovell, Gene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Steve Bales. But from such ordinary beginnings, an extraordinary team was born.
Through the interviews in the film, the director really captures the essence of who these men were and what drove them to lead and become a team. Publicity image from Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes Of Apollo The documentary is at its best when it recounts the number of hairy moments encountered by the team, and the way they dealt with them. However, not enough has been said about those behind-the-scenes, the flight directors, controllers, and engineers whose expertise was key to the survival and safe return of the astronauts. At the heart of the Apollo program was the special band of brothers in Mission Control. Which, by the way, is not the sort of thing Walter Cronkite ever told viewers about back in the day. The absence of narration is also interesting, as it allows for the story to flow without any other constraints.
But they still had doubts as to whether they could even achieve the President's objective. It was that much of an impact on my family. Focus instead on the truly dirty and diverse film events such as Berlin, Cannes and Venice. Producers: Keith Haviland, Gareth Dodds. Based on Release Date: Not Yet Rated 1 hr 41 min Plot Summary At the heart of the Apollo space program and a remarkable decade of achievement was the team who worked in Mission Control.
But by 1962, the U. Having the men tell these stories in their own way, adds a dose of trepidation and excitement as we see them reliving these historic moments decades later. Some came from a rural upbringing, while others grew up in blue-collar working class America. They tell the story of the day to day life. For example: Bales nearly aborted the Apollo 11 lunar landing — twice — because of technical difficulties. Now if we want to travel into space we have to hitch a ride with Russia. All this is supplemented by terrific computer animation which shows us some of the most important moments in Project Apollo like they've never before appeared in a single feature film.
Director: Genres: Production Co: Gravitas Ventures Keywords: , , , , ,. It shows how they reacted to failure as well as success, and how failure served to strengthen the inherent integrity each brought to this crucial part of manned space flight. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo attempts to rectify that omission. The feature documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo tells their stories, describing the rural homesteads and smokestack towns they came from, and the remarkable team they became. Indeed, Fairhead even manages to generate a surprising degree of suspense with behind-the-scenes details. Kennedy as a response to the perceived technological superiority of the Soviet Union.
At the heart of the story, is the extraordinary retelling of the Apollo 13 mishap, and the near misses and fatal accidents that took place during that time. They were born against a backdrop of economic turmoil and global conflict. It's always fun to learn something new and learning about the Apollo story through this film is about as much fun as such a thing gets. And while the remarks and observations of these larger-than-life figures resonate profoundly, it is the words of the lesser known members of this steadfastly committed crew that really struck most poignantly. The dangers inherent in a robust space program and just how much work Apollo had to do became painfully clear in 1967 when the three astronauts of Apollo 1 were killed in a cabin fire during a prelaunch test. Odd that a story about precision is delivered with simple misses like that. Hearing a story about the unsung heroes who worked behind the scene who worked in mission control was breathtaking.
I am so glad I was able to view a special presentation of this incredible film!! In our uncertain times, such a film serves as a marvelous tonic to remind us what America is capable of when we work together toward a common goal. More than a mile away, the crowd could see as Atlantis rocketed into the sky. And it would only happen after much blood, sweat and tears. Mission Control -The Unsung Heroes of Apollo is a bold and ambitious undertaking and focuses mostly on those who were as far away from glory as anyone could be in those extraordinary times. Written and directed by Herzog, the movie follows a man who is hired to impersonate the missing father of a 12-year-old girl. The film covers the first journeys to the moon by Apollo 8 and Apollo 11, and the huge effort required to save the crew of Apollo 13. From the same team that brought us the science doc Mark Craig, 2016 , comes a new movie chartering the extraordinary achievements of a group of men who were at the heart of the Apollo space programme.
. Some came from a rural lifestyle, hardly changed from the 19th century. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo is a love letter to the Apollo space program of 1961-1972, proposed by President John F. With: Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney, Gerry Griffin, John Aaron, Ed Fendell, Jerry Bostick, Jim Lovell, Gene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Steve Bales. If you haven't seen a well-made documentary on the subject? Through unprecedented access to archival footage and audio, director David Fairhead who also co-wrote with Keith Haviland focuses on the camaraderie and sense of purpose shared by these men — and in the sixties, they all were men — as they smoke away the tension-filled hours in their control room, figuring out coordinates, scribbling equations, and hoping no alarms light up their respective consoles.