Chasing the Moon (TV series)

Chasing the Moon is a 2019 American television documentary series by Robert Stone about the race to land a man on the Moon. It includes archive footage not seen previously by the public.^[2] An accompanying book of the same title, authored by Stone and Alan Anders, was also released.^[3]

Chasing the Moon
Directed by	Robert Stone
Composer	Gary Lionelli
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	3
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	July 8 (2019-07-08)[1] – July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)

Episodes

Episodes were each about 1 hour 48 minutes in length and covered successive stages in the history of the US space program between 1957 and 1969.^[4]

List of Chasing The Moon episodes

No.	Title	Summary	Original release date
1	"A Place Beyond the Sky"	Efforts by the United States from 1957 to catch up with the Soviet Union in the space race	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)
2	"Earthrise"	The years 1964 to 1968, particularly the Apollo 1 and Apollo 8 missions	July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
3	"Magnificent Desolation"	The Apollo 11 mission, including the lunar landing and return to Earth, its cultural impacts in the US and internationally, and its legacy	July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)

Broadcast

Chasing the Moon was made for PBS and first broadcast on its American Experience program in July 2019 over three successive nights.^[5] It was among the documentaries and dramas screened that month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.^[6]

Reception

Vern Gay of Newsday wrote, "Stirring history and vitally important."^[7]

See also

• Apollo 11, a 2019 documentary
• Apollo 11 in popular culture