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Apollo 11: From Tennessee to the Moon

Smithsonian Institution

Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first leg of its historic flight to the Moon. The mission began in Florida, was monitored in Texas, and concluded with a parachute landing in the Pacific Ocean. But there were also ties to East Tennessee. The stories of those ties will be shared in a documentary produced by Knoxville TV station WBIR.

WUOT’s Brandon Hollingsworth spoke with reporter Emily DeVoe, producer Annie Carr, and John North, who helped create the special.