Space Chase USA

For other uses, see Space Chase (disambiguation).

Space Chase USA (also known as Space Chase U.S.A. (2019), Spacetown USA, and Spacetown U.S.A.) is a 2019 American PBS documentary television film that was released on July 1, 2019.^[1][2][3] The documentary film examines the Apollo human spaceflight program, one of the greatest ventures of humankind, and its effects on Cocoa Beach, a very small Florida town, during the 1950s and the 1960s. The history of the area is especially notable due to the collective memories of its citizens. The many launch experiences at the beach were closely witnessed by members of the community. These members helped build the U.S. space program, and the influence of the nascent space program on community members can still be seen today.^[1][2][3] The film documentary features accounts by community residents, archival footage and home movies.^[4]

Space Chase USA
View of the Earth, the Moon and the Apollo Lunar Module.
Genre	Documentary film
Directed by	Adam N. White
Theme music composer	Kevin Hines (sound)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Producers	Duilio Mariola, Adam N. White, Kara Martinelli White
Cinematography	Adam N. White
Running time	1 h (60 min)
Production company	Hemlock Films
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)

Participants

The documentary film includes the following participants (alphabetized by last name):

• Lee Barnhart
• Walter Cunningham
• Bonnie King
• Jerry L. Ross
• Lee Solid
• Jennifer Sugarman
• Roy Tharpe
• Al Worden

See also

• Earth phase