When We Left Earth (2008)
• June 8th, 2008 • 4h 40min
History, Documentary
Overview
Commemorating the space agency's 50th anniversary, follow John Glenn's Mercury mission to orbit the earth, Neil Armstrong's first historic steps on the moon, unprecedented spacewalks to repair the Hubble stories, and more!
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
James May on the Moon
Released on: 2009-06-21
Documentary
Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missi...
For All Mankind
Released on: 1989-11-01
Documentary, History
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...
The 21st Century Race For Space
Released on: 2017-09-05
Documentary
A new age of space exploration, and exploitation, is dawning. But surprisingly, some of the boldest ...
Apollo 13: Survival
Released on: 2024-03-08
Documentary, History
Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...
Sally
Released on: 2025-01-28
Documentary
Sally Ride's groundbreaking journey as the first American woman in space concealed a deeply personal...
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Released on: 2012-11-14
Documentary
With access to the scientists and engineers responsible for the Curiosity rover's on-the-ground expe...
The Right Stuff
Released on: 1983-10-20
Drama, History, Adventure
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to ...
Failure Is Not an Option
Released on: 2003-08-24
Documentary, History
The Space Race comes alive through the eyes of the ultimate insider - retired NASA Mission Control F...
Saving Skylab: America's First Space Station
Released on: 2020-04-18
Documentary, History
How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American s...
The Last Man on the Moon
Released on: 2016-02-26
Documentary, History
The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...
Apollo 13
Released on: 1995-06-30
Drama, History
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the l...
Searching for Skylab, America's Forgotten Triumph
Released on: 2019-02-08
Documentary, History, Family
The first American space station Skylab is found in pieces scattered in Western Australia. Putting t...
Artemis 1: Going Back To The Moon
Released on: 2022-11-20
Documentary
Follow the extraordinary inside story of NASA engineers as they race to build and launch Artemis I, ...
The Voyagers
Released on: 2010-09-25
Documentary
In the summer of 1977, NASA sent Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 on an epic journey into interstellar space....
Dark Side of the Moon
Released on: 2002-10-16
Documentary
A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel wh...
Touching the Asteroid
Released on: 2020-10-22
Documentary
Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists c...
Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest
Released on: 2017-01-01
Documentary
Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades...
In the Shadow of the Moon
Released on: 2007-01-19
Documentary, History
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus in...
Cosmic Voyage
Released on: 1996-08-09
Documentary
The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generat...
Spacewoman
Released on: 2025-10-21
Documentary
Explores achievements of Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft, paving t...