When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

[Crumbles]

I started watching this a while ago, and convinced Boy to check it out too. If you guys have not seen this yet, do whatever you need to do to get your hands on it.

It is by far the single most amazing thing I have ever watched about NASA and space. I had NO idea how much shit went on during all this time.

Discovery has been showing two episodes every Sunday night. There are a total of 6 episodes. The DVD's you can buy have an additional 4 episodes.

They started out with the Mercury missions, then the Gemini missions, then going to the moon (all the Apollo missions,) then the space station, now tonight (well I'm watching it tonight, but my DVR recorded it last Sunday) they are going over the shuttle (design, first flight, etc.)

I'm an hour into the two hour show, and they just concluded the Challenger disaster.

The cool thing about this show is they are showing all kinds of new never before seen footage. They showed the craziest shit from Challenger I had NEVER seen before. They said they knew that at least two people survived the shuttle blowing up at 47,000ft. They drifted up to 65,000ft, then fell all the way back down to Earth before dying when hitting the water. They wouldn't say why they knew they were alive, but it was obvious from the way they were talking that they had recorded a bunch of audio from their suits on the way down. The single most sad thing to watch ever.

ALL of the footage is downright amazing. They had this video they showed earlier from the shuttle when it was taking off for the first time. They said by the time the shuttle clears the tower it's already going 100mph. Within TWO SECONDS you could see the Earth getting small as fuck, and then suddenly clouds blew by the window. That would freak me the fuck out to look out a window and realize how fast I was going.

They have interviews from all of the astronauts, they talk to you about what they were thinking and what was going on. All of the guys from the Apollo 13 movie are in it too (well, the REAL ones.)

They had the radio broadcast from John Glenn (the first American to orbit in space.) You know what he said during the countdown?

10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3.. *John Glen: Don't fuck this up guys* ...2...1

HAhahaa, that's fucking hilarious to hear someone talk like that in the 60's.

Anyway, here's the trailer and the link to buy the DVD's. I'm definitely buying this set.

Boy, come on, back me up it's fucking amazing.

Trailer:
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Purchase DVD's: http://shopping.discovery.com/product-71602.html

(although it says the length of each episode is only 1h and 27minutes... each on my DVR has been 2 hours.... so.... there's no way commercials were 30 minutes.... In fact, on the discovery site it says: "SIX HOUR LONG EPISODES" so I have no clue why the torrent damage files are only 1 and a half hours... sucks to be that I guess...)

Explanation and description of every episode: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/nasa/programs/programs.html

[Boy]

The show is pretty bad ass. Its really amazing in HD. However, I have this feeling that I have missed a show or two. I have been "renting" them online and watching some on Discovery and I cant figure out which episodes I have seen and not seen.

[Boy]

One thing I didnt realize is how fucking weird Neil Armstrong is. He has this very odd way of talking.

[dannydud]

This is by far one of the best shows I have watched in a long time. It is about time Discovery stopped showing Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch 24/7.

And Neil Armstrong is from Ohio wouldn't you expect him to be a little weird?

[Crumbles]

One thing I didnt realize is how fucking weird Neil Armstrong is. He has this very odd way of talking.Yea, I noticed that too. A LOT of them were REALLY weird. The show I watched last night had some really weird people on it too. Like the two people who first flew the shuttle.

Last nights episode was good. Went over the shuttle, and columbia. I had totally fucking forgotten about columbia somehow. When they saw the fireball coming down to Earth, the mission commander stood up and was like:

"Lock the doors. No one leaves and no one comes in. No one calls in and no one calls out. Everything gets recorded. No one touch your hardware."

I was like: "Shit, what if they had to take a piss?"

Also, anyone catch "In the shadow of the moon?" It premiered after the last episode of the NASA missions. I didn't watch it because it seemed to be the same shit different show. Maybe I'll "rent" it to see how it is.

[Bailey de Mittens]

I'm an hour into the two hour show, and they just concluded the Challenger disaster.

The cool thing about this show is they are showing all kinds of new never before seen footage. They showed the craziest shit from Challenger I had NEVER seen before. They said they knew that at least two people survived the shuttle blowing up at 47,000ft. They drifted up to 65,000ft, then fell all the way back down to Earth before dying when hitting the water. They wouldn't say why they knew they were alive, but it was obvious from the way they were talking that they had recorded a bunch of audio from their suits on the way down. The single most sad thing to watch ever.



A friend of mine from high school's cousin went to the high school in NH that teacher on Challenger was from at the time - and this cousin had her for a teacher right before she left to go on Challenger. I have met this cousin and heard what happened at the school that day. It was very sad.

[Bailey de Mittens]

Oh, and this show is making me want to go to Huntsville, AL REALLY badly. That is where a lot of the rockets (replicas), etc. on the show are now. Went there a LONG time ago. They have very awesome IMAX shows!