NOVA; Interview with Leon "Lee" Silver, Ph.D., Professor of Geology at the California Institute of Technology, part 2 of 4 : To the Moon
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Leon "Lee" Silver, W.M. Keck Foundation Professor for Resource Geology, emeritus, at Caltech, is interviewed about criteria for becoming an astronaut, Gene Shoemaker's contributions to the scientific side of the Apollo missions, training the astronauts in geology, and the creation of a back room for scientists to converse with astronauts during missions. 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.