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| When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set in Limited Edition Tin) | 
 enlarge | Director: Na
Actor: When We Left Earth
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
Buy New: $29.99
You Save: $19.99 (40%)
Buy New/Used/Collectible from $27.43
Avg. Customer Rating:  (11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2272
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 258 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 4482
UPC: 014381448221
EAN: 0014381448221
ASIN: B001BEK8CY
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Since the dawn of mankind, we have stared up at the lights in the sky and wondered... Now join the heroic men and women who have dared the impossible on some of the greatest adventures ever undertaken - the quest to reach out beyond Earth and into the great unknown of space! To celebrate 50 years of incredible achievements, the Discovery Channel has partnered with NASA to reveal the epic struggles, tragedies and triumphs in a bold chapter of human history. Along with the candid interviews of the people who made it happen, hundreds of hours of never-before-seen film footage from the NASA archives - including sequences on board the actual spacecraft in flight - have been carefully restored, edited and compiled for this landmark collection.
*Packaged in spectacular, limited-edition tin.
*Original NASA footage digitally remastered in high-definition featuring exclusive ''never before seen'' footage
*4 hours of bonus footage not seen in TV broadcast.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Wow... December 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Now we're talking. Documentaries in general are just getting better and better and this movie is superb in every way. It should be like the God Father of NASA films. Every time it was on cable (couldn't remember if it was The History or Discovery Channel), I couldn't takes my eyes off of it. It's also the best movie on the subject thus far.
Excellent content - annoying intro December 18, 2008
IMHO, the series presents an objectively accurate historical perspective of the US Space program under NASA's leadership from the early days of Mercury to the ISS. The documentary's content is rich in actual footage and candid interviews with past and current NASA flight crew and staff members.
The only notable negative comment relates to the childlike "Oom De Yada" jingle in the intro, which cannot be bypassed. While it may have an appeal to the "Flower Children" of the day, it is completely out of place for the overall tenor of the documentary.
 When We Left Earth---"Required reading" November 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The four disc edition is an exceptional compilation of the history of NASA's manned missions into space. It should be "required reading" for anyone who wants to undertake the pursuit in the discipline of the space sciences or simply expand his/her knowledge of the evolution of the history of Earth's manned space missions and accomplishments.
Tom Sklarsky
Sacramento, CA
Out of this world!! November 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Please forgive the tacky title - but I couldn't resist it. The 4 disc set is pretty bloomin' brilliant - cleaned up pictures and sound mean that this (along with "in the shadow of the moon")has the best images you are going to see this side of Spacecraft films exhaustive (and relatively expensive)collections.
It doesn't just focus on one aspect but covers all of NASA's manned programs.
Extra interviews with various astronauts (including Neil Armstrong and John Young) and a fair range of extras mean that this is a top notch set and is ideal for a newbie or someone with an active interest in the space program.
When we left Earth - the NASA Missions November 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not to be missed for those who were too young to remember the race to the Moon or for those who wish to recall the great memories.
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