American Experience S18E2 — Race to the Moon

7.8

American Experience•Season 18•Episode 2

Race to the Moon

7.8/10 · 45 votesOct 31, 200555 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 18•+0.3 vs season avg

Discussion

"Race to the Moon" chronicles Apollo 8, the first voyage to the moon. "It was an event beyond all other events," says Walter Cronkite of the December 1968 mission, which laid the groundwork for the first lunar landing seven months later. Cronkite and author Andrew

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Season 18 Episodes13

E1 7.9

Two Days in October

E2 7.8Now viewing

Race to the Moon

E3 7.3

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City

E4 6.9

Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca

E5 8.0

John and Abigail Adams

The Nuremberg Trials

Jesse James

Hijacked

Eugene O'Neill

The Boy in the Bubble

E11 7.9

The Alaska Pipeline

E12 7.6

Annie Oakley

E13 7.3

The Man Behind Hitler

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Episode Summary

"Race to the Moon" is episode 2 of American Experience season 18. It scored 7.8/10 from 45 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on October 31, 2005.

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