NOVA; Interview with Seymour "Sy" Liebergot, NASA flight controller during the Apollo program, part 3 of 3 : To the Moon
Description:
Seymour "Sy" Liebergot, NASA flight controller during the Apollo program, is interviewed about Apollo and the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR). Liebergot explains that if the explosion that occurred during Apollo 13 had happened during Apollo 8, which did not have a Lunar Module, the astronauts aboard Apollo 8 would have died from lack of oxygen. He also discusses the relationship between scientists and the controllers in the MOCR. The interview includes Liebergot's assessment of what Apollo meant to him personally, including his sense that they had accomplished something and his sense that exploration is essential to a country's greatness, and Liebergot describes his feelings after the Apollo program was ended and details his work on the Soyuz project in partnership with Russia. Some parts of this interview have been redacted for privacy. This remarkably crafted program covers the full range of participants in the Apollo project, from the scientists and engineers who promoted bold ideas about the nature of the Moon and how to get there, to the young geologists who chose the landing sites and helped train the crews, to the astronauts who actually went - not once or twice, but six times, each to a more demanding and interesting location on the Moon's surface. "To The Moon" includes unprecedented footage, rare interviews, and presents a magnificent overview of the history of man and the Moon. To the Moon aired as NOVA episode 2610 in 1999. Certain content from this recording has been redacted in respect of privacy.
