How many seasons does When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions have?

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions has 1 season and 6 episodes.

Is When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions renewed or canceled?

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions is currently ended.

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When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions is available on Discovery. You can stream it on Philo.

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

Name: When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-06-08
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Gary Sinise, Eugene Cernan

ENDED1 Seasons6 Episodes★ 8.4

NetworkDiscovery

First AiredJun 8, 2008

Last AiredJun 22, 2008

GenreDocumentary

Runtime60 min

A miniseries documenting American human spaceflight, spanning from the first Mercury flights through the Gemini program to the Apollo moon landings, the Space Shuttle, and the construction of the International Space Station. It was created in association with NASA to commemorate the agency's fiftieth anniversary in 2008.

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Cast

Gary Sinise

Self - Narrator

Eugene Cernan

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Seasons & Episodes1 season · 6 episodes

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E1Ordinary Supermen

Jun 8, 200848m

NASA selects seven men to become the first astronauts. They're all test pilots, prepared to risk their lives. No one has ever survived a vertical launch on top of a rocket, but it's the only way they know to put an astronaut into earth orbit. NASA and America's first astronauts, the Mercury Seven, are on a journey into the unknown. Six of the men ride into space, each launch taking NASA further forward in their quest to conquer space.

E2Friends and Rivals

Jun 8, 200849m

Nine new astronauts arrive at NASA - their mission, to test all the procedures required to land men on the moon and bring them safely back to earth. Each Gemini mission launches two men into space, leading to some of NASA's greatest moments - Ed White's spacewalk, the first orbital rendezvous of Gemini 6 and 7, and Neil Armstrong's first space docking.

E3Landing the Eagle

Jun 15, 200851m

The Apollo program is set to achieve the ultimate prize of the Space Race, landing men on the moon. But a fire breaks out in the pressurized capsule of Apollo 1, resulting in the deaths of three beloved astronauts. However, NASA rebounds, launching men into deep space and landing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

E4The Explorers

Jun 15, 200849m

Apollo 13 puts the astronauts to the ultimate test, returning a damaged spacecraft back safely to earth. Apollo 17 sends man for the longest mission yet to the surface of the moon, but it's the last lunar mission for generations. Now, it's time for a new phase in the program. Converting an unused Saturn V rocket, NASA launches Skylab, America's first space-station.

E5The Shuttle

Jun 22, 200848m

For its first 20 years, NASA launches capsules carrying a maximum of three people. But new requirements for a bigger cargo bay prompt a breakthrough in spacecraft design. The development of the re-usable shuttle leads to a revolutionary approach to space travel. Meanwhile, the pioneers of NASA's manned programs are leading the way into the modern era of the space-age.

E6Home In Space

Jun 22, 200849m

One of the most complex instruments ever built, the Hubble Space Telescope is expected to transform our understanding of the Universe. But once it is in orbit NASA discovers a serious problem, a defective main mirror. NASA sends a team of astronauts to fix the problem in its greatest and highest profile mission since the Apollo era. It gives NASA the confidence to begin construction on the International Space Station.

About When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions is a documentary series on Discovery. The show first aired on Jun 8, 2008 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 8.4/10 based on 22 votes. The cast includes Gary Sinise, Eugene Cernan.