Project Apollo

James Burke marks the 10th anniversary of the first Moon landing in the first of two programmes on the Apollo programme. He interviews key players in the Moon missions, including the astronauts.

James Burke reports on the political motives behind putting a man on the moon, and whether the knowledge gained from examining samples of moon rock means the Apollo missions were good value. NASA officials discuss the dangers faced and the pressure to succeed following President Kennedy's vow to put a man on the moon by 1970.