Apollo 8: The First Voyage to the Moon

Editor's Take

A two-hour reconstruction of Apollo 8, the audacious 1968 mission that sent humans around the Moon for the first time before anyone had landed. It captures how much of a gamble that Christmas voyage was, and why the Earthrise photograph changed how we see our own planet.

This feature-length 4K documentary revisits Apollo 8, the first crewed voyage to the Moon, as America stood on the brink of the space age. It follows the mission from launch through the historic lunar orbit that carried humans farther than ever before. Rich with restored footage, it recaptures the tension and wonder of a journey into the unknown. It is an absorbing tribute to one of the boldest flights in the history of spaceflight. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.

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