April 2019: for the first time in history a private company is attempting to land on the moon. What began with three engineers determined to win the $20 million Google X Prize is now on the brink of one of the greatest milestones in private space exploration. But it all comes down to sticking the landing. Return to the Moon: Seconds to Arrival I, Discovery 2019
SpaceIL is about to launch a module into space with the goal of landing on the moon and carrying out a series of experiments. ibid.
Google and the X Prize Foundation withdrew the $20 million prize, and the SpaceIL team were out of money. ibid.
The dedication of hundreds of scientists, engineers and supporters is about to face the ultimate test … It’s a four-million mile journey to the surface of the moon … April 11th 2019: The signal goes silent … The Beresheet isn’t going to land: it’s already crashed. ibid.
The goal is the moon. Perhaps man’s oldest dream. If all goes well, some 112 hours and 50 minutes after lift-off, Neil Armstrong will step on the lunar surface. Chasing the Moon s1e1: A Place Beyond the Sky I, BBC 2019, Walter Cronkite
Everybody felt they had a piece of it, and they did. ibid. woman
And now the Russians are talking about shooting up something that will make a mark on the moon. ibid. television news
We began to see Space articles. Collier’s [magazine] was huge in those days. ibid. 1950s dude
Von Braun was the man who convinced President Kennedy that we can beat the Russians to the moon. ibid. dude
Heading out to the Cape – huge crowds. Chasing the Moon s1e2: A Place Beyond the Sky II, dude
By God, we passed ’em. ibid. Kennedy
Oh that view is tremendous! ibid. astronaut
He [Kennedy] drove to Huntsville to meet Von Braun. ibid. dude
Severe criticism of Apollo began to emerge. ibid. Aldrin
NASA didn’t want to cooperate. Chasing the Moon s1e3: Earthrise I, dude
$24 billion: which in those days was a huge amount of money. ibid.
NASA was always trying to sell the program. ibid.
How are we gonna get to the moon if we can’t talk between two or three buildings? ibid. test astronaut
America’s first three Apollo astronauts were trapped and killed by a flash fire that swept their moon-ship early tonight during a launchpad test … ibid. television news
The first unmanned test of the Saturn 5 … The first launching after the Apollo fire … The networks had all built trailers at the Cape. Chasing the Moon s1e4: Earthrise II, dude
Unbeknownst to us the Russians got cold feet. ibid.
We went into the shadow of the moon: there was this huge black void. ibid. astronaut
Armstrong was the gold standard for the calm committed professional pilot that he was. Chasing the Moon s1e5: Magnificent Desolation I, dude
We had 3,000 press people in here for Apollo 11. ibid. crowd awaits countdown
Neil landed with 17 second of fuel left. ibid.
One small step for man, but I didn’t get the second phrase. Chasing the Moon s1e6: Magnificent Desolation II, live TV commentary
The flag was an act of Congress. ibid. dude
A new chapter in human history has opened; the race for the Moon is over. Man’s probe into the universe has begun. ibid. Robin Day news report
The shining wonder that brightens our nights, measures our days, and may possess incredible powers. The UnXplained with William Shatner s2e7: Mysteries of the Moon, History 2020
Could our government and Nasa be working on top-secret programmes involving the Moon and even Mars? Is it possible that there is something even more dangerous they are trying to hide? UFOs: Secret Missions Exposed, History 2022
Apollo 11 encounters 21 July 1969: Hundreds of amateur ham radio operators pick up a censored transmission from Apollo 11 reporting the sighting of multiple UFOs on the lunar surface. ibid.
Apollo 8: The first time that anyone had seen the dark side of the moon. Kate Williams, cited 1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond, Sky Arts 2018
Somewhere barren and desolate and romantic, somewhere that has entranced humanity for thousands of years even though it’s cold and inhospitable and almost impossible to get to. Wonders of the Moon with Dara O’Briain I, Channel 5 2023
For thousands of years people have gazed up at the moon, a site filled with wonder, romance and dreams. ibid.
Water on the moon: and that single discovery is fuelling the next stage of lunar exploration because we’re going back.
Now the Artemis mission are set to return humanity to the moon. And this time we plan to stay. Wonders of the Moon with Dara O’Briain II
The moon’s far side: and for that they used a space probe, Lunar 3. ibid.
On the far side the crust is up to three times thicker. ibid.
There’s water up there and absolutely loads of it. ibid.