When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: Difference between revisions

The astronauts involved with the film believed the high definition version of the footage helped capture what they really saw. Astronaut [[Charlie Duke]] said, "[It] captures what we see and what we felt and what we experienced, the reality, the vividness, the emotional side of it."<ref name="space" /> Cary Darling of ''Herald and Review'' said that the miniseries is less about NASA's setbacks, and more about a "great-to-look-at, old-fashioned hero worship of those who dare to reach for the heavens."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17140165/|newspaper=Herald and Review|date=June 8, 2008|page=31|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 3, 2018|last1=Darling|first1=Cary|title='When We Left Earth' traces NASA adventure}}</ref> ''High-Def Digest'' said this documentary was special because of its focus on human elements instead of scientific milestones, but wished it could have focused on efforts by other countries as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1564/whenweleftearth.html |title=When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions |last=Staff |date=October 16, 2008 |website=High-Def Digest |publisher=[[Internet Brands]] |access-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref>