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The ultimate destination -- Part 1: War. Ensign Faget's close call -- Pirates of the western Pacific -- Lieutenant Slayton flies another mission -- Captain Phillips bombs Major von Braun -- Major Webb faces the big one -- "We need it yesterday!" -- The NACA -- Part 2: Dreams. America lands on its feet -- Von Braun lands in America -- The Cold War -- Disney to the rescue -- The empire strikes back -- Explorer -- Russia's rocket -- Part 3: Spacemen. Max makes his pitch -- "Let's get on with it" -- The original seven -- The vice president finds a space chief -- "Light this candle" -- Go to the Moon -- The president's speech -- Part 4: The plan. Pieces of the puzzle -- How to get to the Moon, and back -- The race heats up -- The great escape -- General Phillips joins the team -- "Do good work!" -- The women of Apollo -- Part 5: Crews. Squadron commander -- The Moon comes into focus -- Neil Armstrong's wild ride -- "Fire in the cockpit" -- "Go, baby, go!" -- The submariner takes charge -- Lunar reconnaissance -- Part 6: The Moon. A new mission takes shape -- "In the beginning" -- Earthrise -- Go fever -- Tranquility Base -- One small step -- "We must stop" -- Six landing sites -- Timeline. |
