Countdown to Apollo

John F. Kennedy's speech at Rice University.

An examination of the firsts from the Apollo program.

The big decision that defined the Apollo program.

The men that made up the crew of Apollo 11.

A look at Mercury Seven, a group of seven astronauts that were selected for Project Mercury; the seven original American astronauts were Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton.

A look at some of the people who contributed to help bring a human to the moon including Frank Borman, Bill Anders, Wernher von Braun and Bill Tindall.

Exploring some of the better-known conspiracy theories and assumptions surrounding the Apollo program and shows whether they are fact or fiction.

Experts discuss the positive and negative aspects of the program and finally try to find out whether the enormous costs have paid off.