NOVA; Interview with Farouk El-Baz, Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, part 3 of 3 : To the Moon
Description:
Farouk El-Baz, Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, and space scientist who worked on the Apollo program, is interviewed about his contributions to the Apollo program. El-Baz explains early ideas of how the lunar landscape was formed, and how the learning from Apollo created a greater picture of the moon. El-Baz also talks about the selection of his Rover versus a Lunar Flying Vehicle, after the two were tested and the Rover flew better. The interview ends with a description of El-Baz's last day at NASA, and his pride at having contributed to the program. 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.
