Apollo 8: Leaving the Cradle (2003)
Spacecraft Films

Description

The most complete record ever available of the historic Apollo 8 mission. This 3-disc set - over 4 hours in all - chronicles America's first manned lunar orbit from launch to splashdown with comprehensive footage from the film and videotape records of Apollo 8. Features the TV downlink including the famous Christmas Eve broadcast, all on-board 16mm films, close-up views of the moon from lunar orbit, multi-angle views of the launch and astronaut commentaries.

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Apollo 8

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 UpcomingDiscs.com | Mark Dancer

This three-disc set is an amazing record of that famed mission, and literally all of the footage available in the NASA archives is included here, much of it coming complete with bonus audio. The foot…ge runs the gamut, from dull, to mildly interesting, to flat-out spectacular.
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9.0 collectspace.com | Rick Houston

Be struck, again or for the first time, as Borman closes with the immortal lines, "From the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry Christmas and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
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9.0 theLogBook.com | Earl Green

Apollo 8: Leaving The Cradle is a breathtaking archive of the first manned mission to leave Earth’s orbit and swing around another body in our solar system. Books and TV shows, including the excellent From The Earth To The Moon, have done their best to portray the momentous nature of Apollo 8. But the real footage doesn’t do bad in that regard either.
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9.0 Amazon user reviews

This is not for the casual space buff, but serious space enthusiasts will absolutely revel in this set. I highly recommend this set, and thank Spacecraft films for producing this series.
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