NOVA; Interview with John Cornelius Houbolt, aerospace engineer behind the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR), part 4 of 4 : To the Moon
Description:
John Cornelius Houbolt, aerospace engineer behind the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR), is interviewed about the various options for getting to the moon. Houbolt uses chalkboard diagrams to explain Direct Descent, Earth Orbit Rendezvous (EOR), and Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR), and why the first two would not work. Additional footage includes B-roll of Houbolt drawing the diagrams, walking up stairs, and video ends with wild-sound of lights and chalkboard noises. 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.
