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Apollo 16: Nothing So Hidden

This exciting close-up of the Apollo 16 mission details the landing and the Three Lunar Traverses in the Highland Region of the Moon near the crated Descartes. Included in this docementary is an extraordinary astronaut's eye view from the Rovert, the Lunar Grand Prix, the fascinating discovery of the house-sized rock, lunar lift-off and the spacewalk 173.000 miles above the Earth. Microphones and cameras in Mission Control record the emergency problemsolving during a tension-packed pre-landing crisis and the reactions of scientists on Earth as the astronauts explore the Moon.

English
  • Originally Aired September 2, 2003
  • Runtime 28 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
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