The Moon and MIT

Featuring footage from the lunar missions in the 1960s, behind-the-scenes footage from the science reporter series, and a look back twenty-five years later.

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Peter Glaser, “Space Solar Power" - MA Space Grant Consortium Public Lecture at MIT (4/6/1999)
Jun 04, 1999Dr. Peter Glaser, founder and director of the space research program at Arthur D. Little, delivers the annual MASGC lecture.01:01:34
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Neil Armstrong and Robert Seamans Jr., "Engineering Aspects of a Lunar Landing” - MIT 25th Anniversary AeroAstro Gardner Lecture
Feb 05, 1994Neil Armstrong and Bob Seamans recount experiences and challenges working on the Apollo Program, at the 25th annual Gardner Lecture on aeronautical history.
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Lecture Series
Giant Leaps Symposium (session 1), "Apollo: Reflections and Lessons” - MIT AeroAstro
Nov 06, 2009Apollo program participants reflect on the legacy and lessons of the Moon landing, forty years later.02:33:48
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Giant Leaps Symposium (session 2), “The Next Giant Leaps in Energy, the Environment and Air Transportation” - MIT AeroAstro
Nov 06, 2009MIT alumni and other luminaries gather for the Moon landing’s fortieth anniversary to explore the future of aeronautics and the environment.01:34:40
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Giant Leaps Symposium (session 3), "The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration” - MIT AeroAstro
Nov 06, 2009On the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing, MIT professors and colleagues discuss the future of exploration in space.01:39:20
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Joe Gavin, “The Lunar Module Design and the Apollo Program” - MIT Gardner Lecture
Mar 12, 1996MIT alum Joseph Gavin recounts his experiences as director of the Apollo Lunar Module program. 01:03:13
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"The Apollo 4 Mission" (1967)
This film depicts the preparation, launch and recovery of the Apollo spacecraft00:15:48
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From the Vault
MIT Science Reporter — "Landing on the Moon" (1966)
TV program about the creation of the Lunar Excursion Module00:28:38
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From the Vault,
A Slice of "MIT Science Reporter"
MIT Science Reporter—"Food For Space Travelers" (1966)
A diet in zero gravity00:28:47
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From the Vault,
A Slice of "MIT Science Reporter"
MIT Science Reporter—"Computer for Apollo" (1965)
TV program about the Apollo guidance computer00:29:21
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From the Vault,
A Slice of "MIT Science Reporter"
Harrison Schmitt, “A Trip to the Moon and the Legacy of Apollo" - MIT Gardner Lecture 9/30/2003
Sep 30, 2003Astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt recounts his experiences on the Moon and his work on the Apollo mission, at MIT's AeroAstro Department Gardner Lecture event.01:21:24
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Harrison Schmitt, “A Trip to the Moon" - Mass Space Grant Consortium Public Lecture
Apr 19, 1995U.S. astronaut Harrison ’Jack’ Schmitt talks about his experiences working on the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.01:04:08
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Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 2
Sep 14, 2001The second of four conferences of the Apollo Guidance Computer Project held at MIT brought together engineers, scientists, astronauts and administrators who had worked on the AGC, to discuss software and simulation issues.02:45:48
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Computers Through The Ages
Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 3
Nov 30, 2001The third of four conferences comprising the Apollo Guidance Computer Project at MIT centered on manufacturing and mechanical design issues, and brought together engineers, scientists, astronauts and administrators who had worked on the AGC.04:00:27
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Symposia and Conferences,
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Computers Through The Ages
MIT Science Reporter—"Computer for Apollo" (Excerpt)
John Fitch interviews the makers of the Apollo mission's computer systems00:02:01
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MIT150 Elemental MIT Shorts
MIT Science Reporter — "Returning from the Moon"
TV program about the science behind the return landing of the Apollo Command Module00:28:41
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From the Vault,
A Slice of "MIT Science Reporter"

The Moon and MIT

Peter Glaser, “Space Solar Power" - MA Space Grant Consortium Public Lecture at MIT (4/6/1999)

Neil Armstrong and Robert Seamans Jr., "Engineering Aspects of a Lunar Landing” - MIT 25th Anniversary AeroAstro Gardner Lecture

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 1), "Apollo: Reflections and Lessons” - MIT AeroAstro

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 2), “The Next Giant Leaps in Energy, the Environment and Air Transportation” - MIT AeroAstro

Giant Leaps Symposium (session 3), "The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration” - MIT AeroAstro

Joe Gavin, “The Lunar Module Design and the Apollo Program” - MIT Gardner Lecture

"The Apollo 4 Mission" (1967)

MIT Science Reporter — "Landing on the Moon" (1966)

MIT Science Reporter—"Food For Space Travelers" (1966)

MIT Science Reporter—"Computer for Apollo" (1965)

Harrison Schmitt, “A Trip to the Moon and the Legacy of Apollo" - MIT Gardner Lecture 9/30/2003

Harrison Schmitt, “A Trip to the Moon" - Mass Space Grant Consortium Public Lecture

Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 2

Apollo Guidance Computer Project - MIT Conference Series, Part 3

MIT Science Reporter—"Computer for Apollo" (Excerpt)

MIT Science Reporter — "Returning from the Moon"