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I remember the entire American space program well. I was getting ready to start my senior year in high school when Armstrong led the Apollo moon landing. I'd been following the space program since the early days of Mercury, through Gemini and on. This is a fantastic look into one of the key members and probably the single most important moments in the American space program, and it shows the human side to these men. You have got to see this documentary. It's truly great.

This season was, in my opinion, the weakest so far. This last episode however made up for the previous episodes. It was a great show. One bit of trivia, in the last scene Morse is shown with a suitcase. I happen to know it's a Samsonite. I know this because I inherited a complete set of the exact same luggage from my parents which I still use.

I never read the book the movies are based on so the only opinion I have to offer is based on the movies alone. That said, this is a movie that never should have been made. It's a complete mess. Some of the actors just seem to be walking through their roles. I loved the first movie and I had hopes for this one but it just tanked. It might be ok if you're under ten years old but as someone older and a fantasy nut this was a complete disappointment.