Chasing the Moon: Magnificent Desolation (Part 1)

Part one of two. The documentary about the space race recalls how the success of 1968's Apollo 8 mission led to underlying questions about the space programme from politicised young Americans - but Nasa pushed ahead regardless. Competition escalated among the training astronauts and at the beginning of 1969 the crew for Apollo 11 was announced - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins - and in mid-July crowds flooded Cocoa Beach in anticipation of the historic launch