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Ep.01 ‘We choose to go’

With no idea how to get there, the race to the moon begins – "we intend to win". To understand how the story ends, we need to start at the very beginning.
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With no idea how to get there, the race to the moon begins – "we intend to win". To understand how the story ends, we need to start at the very beginning. With Kevin Fong.
Starring:
Michael Collins
Steve Bales
Margaret Hamilton
Jim Lovell
Charlie Duke
Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music
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This episode was updated on 14 May 2019.

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