IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON brings together for the first, and possibly the last, time surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission that flew to the Moon along with visually stunning archival material re-mastered from the original NASA film footage. The new documentary In the Shadow of the Moon attempts to redress this oversight, giving eight of the nine surviving moonwalking Apollo astronauts a chance. "In the Shadow of the Moon" is the perfect primer for the entire world to tell us all how important space exploration is to ourfuture as a species. Their story, as captured in the riveting documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon," is an unexpected knockout.



Moon

"Some of the more interesting comments come from an astronaut who never actually walked on the surface of the moon, Apollo11 Command Module pilot, Michael Collins.

Shadow

The new documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon, reminds us all that America's space program is nothing short of astonishing and that humankind's venture into the vast, freezing abyss of outer space is one of the most extraordinary and significant moments in the history of our species. There's magic on the moon; most critics are enchanted by David Sington's doc about the moon missions, "In the Shadow of the Moon," which includes previously unseen footage from space. While the interviewees in In the Shadow of the Moon describe their experiences with verve and eloquence, Armstrong's absence looms over it.

Space

Around the story of Apollo 11 the documentary spins a sketchy history of the NASA space program, beginning with its cold war origins. We follow the journeys of the astronauts as they cross cislunar space, drop down onto that forbidding surface, conduct scientific experiments that have laid the foundation for our present understanding of our place in the universe, then blast off the moon to return to Earth. The timing of this movie's release is perfect in that itwill be entering theaters around the country close to the 50th anniversary ofthe first-ever spaceflight (Sputnik 1). Six-time astronaut and Apollo16 moonwalker, John Young puts some of this in perspective when he tells usof his view from space. "Seeing our Earth from space, then moving beyond that, is oneof the best ways to understand our home planet and to make it safe for future generations.

Armstrong

Conspicuously absent is the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, the most reclusive and publicity shy of the astronaut corps. The vulnerability that the astronauts felt is there in the homespun eloquence of their recollections: the intensity with which their bodies vibrated during liftoff, in a way the simulator never came close to preparing them for; the scary moment, as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were about to touch down on the moon, when their module's computer got overloaded; the way Earth looked from space (''The overriding sensation I got,'' says Mike Collins, his eyes glowing like Yoda's, ''was 'My God, that little thing is so fragile. Using never-seen NASA archive footage of the nine moon missions attempted from 1968 to 1972 and fresh interviews with all the surviving astronauts, save the elusive Neil Armstrong, the film is a bracing reminder of a moment in history in which pride is justified.

In the Shadow of the Moon is one of the best science documentaries in recent memory, and also much more.

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