MANDATORY CREDIT: NASA/Rex Features. Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by NASA/REX/Shutterstock (3683583c) (Real lunar mission image) Buzz Aldrin stands beside Lunar Module strut and probe Apollo 11 Moon landing mission - 1969 FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/oqps These fascinating images might do little to dispel conspiracy theories that the 1969 moon landing was faked. They feature Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin carrying out tasks on a clearly simulated lunar surface. While the astronauts practice manoeuvres, including collecting soil samples, men in shirts and ties can be seen in the background casually observing the scene. In fact, these are real training simulations carried out in Houston three months before the actually set foot on the moon. The practice sessions were carried out over a number of days in April 1969 in Building 9 of the Texas-based U.S. space agency facility. The images were unearthed by tech website Gizmodo.
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- Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: A well-done documentary about the American space mission that made astronaut Neil Armstrong the first human on the moon.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Miller has used this pristine, richly colored footage wisely, letting it speak for itself. There is no narration. There are no talking heads. There is just a sterling, 93 minute recreation of one of mankind’s most miraculous technological feats…
- Karl Delossantos @ Smash Cut Reviews
- Excerpt: Apollo 11 has the ability to give you a sense of wonder about real life. It’s one of the best documentaries of the year (decade?) because it doesn’t feel like a documentary at all — it’s a bold and breathtaking exercise in storytelling.
- Karl Delossantos @ Smash Cut Reviews
- Excerpt: It’s almost unbelievable that Apollo 11 is made solely of archive footage. Every shot and camera move feels so intentional. It’s been 25 years since Hoop Dreams became the first and only documentary to be nominated for Best Film Editing at the Oscars. It looks like it’s time for another to join its ranks.
- Glenn Dunks @ The Film Experience
- Excerpt: It’s amazing to think that there can still be so much previously unseen footage from the biggest television event in history, and yet here we are at the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a bus-load of new documentaries claiming new takes, new interviews and, yes, new footage.
- [New] | Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: This documentary is a work of art.
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: This astonishing assemblage of vintage footage, some never before seen, may be unspoilable (we know how it ends) but it’s still hugely suspenseful, and beautifully immersive visually and emotionally.
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: You really do have to see it to believe it […] because even those who watched on TV in 1969 have never seen it like this.
- Peter Nellhaus @ Coffee, Coffee and more Coffee
- Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment
- Excerpt: Apollo 11 shows a time that may be rooted in Americana but still allows for a scenario that can be viewed by all as a testament of what innovation, ingenuity, and intelligence can accomplish.
- Don Shanahan @ Every Movie Has a Lesson
- Excerpt: With honor, the documentary team led by director/producer/editor Todd Douglas Miller, have now echoed that monumental achievement with an artistic one of their own.
