Submitted by ostensibly_hurt t3_10bhh6o in space
I’m really trying to immerse myself in the stories of the landings, so I’m very interested in the updates hour to hour even if some are “boring”. I want the whole thing, a lot of content I find feels so surface level, I want to go deep.
EDIT: Thank you everyone for the resources, I will be busy these next few weeks!
>Apollo 11 in realtime
I listen every year around the anniversary.
It's kinda crazy how the landing is spine tingling every time even though the outcome is known!
I didn't know Apollo 11 in real time existed. Thank you.
I second that - it’s awesome 😎
Thank you brother
Was just about to post Apollo in real time. Absolutely excellent resource and a ton of work from whoever created that.
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BBC podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon. Maybe not as detailed as you’re looking for, but one of the last episodes is real time from orbit to the surface.
I really enjoyed both seasons of this. Kevin Fong is a great host and the music is by Hans Zimmer. Totally recommend if anyone haven't listened to it yet.
Second for this, it is fascinating.
I third it.
I'm old enough to have followed the Apollo program live, including watching it live on TV. I used to have my bedroom walls covered with every article I could find about space. Many years later, I still found this podcast to be very compelling, even with a few details that I didn't know.
Apollo 8 was the real defining mission, taking man to the Moon and back. Way too much focus is on Apollo 11 & 13.
b.t.w., I was 8 when Apollo 8 took place, and remember it well. Going out in the snow and looking up at the crescent Moon, and wishing I was there or at least could see them. Squinting my eyes, and saying I think I can see them. Yes, even at that age I knew that was a fantasy, but a nice one to have. Then we go inside (probably the other way around, don't remember for sure) and watch the Christmas Eve message from the Moon.
I’d have to agree with you. My main interest is these space craft that are SUPER primitive, these guys have 2 tiny windows and a bunch of gauges and switches to pilot all the way to the moon and back. It never ceases to amaze me.
Enjoy.
Was looking if someone posted this channel. Thanks! I watched every video twice at least... It's great!
Came here to say this.
Homemade documentaries is one of my favorite documentary series of all time and I watch a lot of documentaries. It is utterly terrific and insightful.
Not quite what you asked for, but NASA have a list of free online books
This YT Channel has a ton of full mission audio. Hours and hours worth.
It's got the audio feeds for the entire Apollo 13 mission. Super interesting perspective on the whole deal.
Yeah the follow-up about Apollo 13 is even more jaw dropping.
I recommend the book “How Apollo flew to the moon”
Not a moment-by-moment resource, but “A Man On the Moon” by Andrew Chaikin is a really good book on the Apollo program with lots of good background information. It’s the basis for HBO’s “From the Earth to the Moon” miniseries.
If you want something to listen to in the car, I can strongly recommend Michael Annis' Space Rocket History podcast.
https://www.podbean.com/pa/dir-vf26u-26e5f
Incredibly detailed, his episodes cover the entire human space program in chronological order. If your podcast player doesn't list all of his episodes (405 to date), his website hosts his whole archive.
For instance, the entire Apollo program spans episodes #98 through to #380. Most episodes are 40 mins to an hour long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J2RMorJXM
This was a great video explaining the computer tech involved.
Doesn't get any more detailed than the actual mission control radio and the recording from the Lunar Module's camera.
Starts at 3:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1SzgGhMKc
That channel has similar videos for Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
Neil Armstrong's autobiography is a good read. Been a while so I forget how much detail he went in to but probably worth checking out.
Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin was an excellent read on the whole experience.
As a fun aside, I got his signed autograph at KSC when it was released like 15 years ago. As my favorite Apollo Astronaut, it was a really amazing experience to meet him in real life.
At one point in time, there was a post that offered the actual audio of the mission, transcripts, and animations of what was happening while those recordings played.
It was like Apollo in real time, but with an animation. I really liked it, but haven’t been able to find it since.
If you're interested in the Mission Control side in addition to the astronaut perspective, I highly recommend Gene Kranz's autobiography, Failure is Not an Option. It's a pretty fantastic survey of Mission Control and the process and technological challenges and successes from Mercury through Apollo.
A Man on the Moon is maybe the definitive book on the subject.
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Dont know if its quite what youre after, but How Apollo Flew to the Moon is an excellent book describing exactly how they did it in laymans terms.
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I really enjoyed the podcast “13 minutes to the moon” really breaks down every minute in its own episode. Then at the end you listen to the raw tapes and you have so much context that it is really amazing.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/13-minutes-to-the-moon/id1459657136
Homemade Documentary’s on YouTube has great 2+hrs videos on all of them very detailed
crazy i was doing a deep dive on this topic last night here ya go. this has all the mission logs, mission highlights, and even all the rocket and booster tests. it even has logs of when lift off was delayed for 45 mins lol. honestly great read.... bit heavy on the science though so be ready.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html
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Dr Aldrin gives a wonderful talk about his landing
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Several excellent 50th anniversary documentaries.
Supporting materials to the accounts would be the Haynes manuals. So much great information in them. Just type “Apollo Haynes Manuals” in Amazon.
A library. You can read what they have and have other literature sent to you at the Library from other places that have what they don't.
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Let's see if I can find the Apollo Surface Journals...
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/
The annotated Apollo PDI to touchdown videos are all good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RONIax0_1ec
And of course Apollo 11 in realtime is cool:
https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/