NASA@ Patchogue-Medford Library

Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek, and the Remaking of NASA (2019) 

Nichelle Nichols’ daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation’s best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/woman-motion

Armstrong: The Life of Astronaut Neil Armstrong (2019) 

Dramatic, moving and insightful, ARMSTRONG tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon, and unwanted celebrity status that ensued. Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor, Harrison Ford. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/armstrong

First to the Moon: The Journey of Apollo 8 (2019) 

In 1968, NASA sent three men farther and faster than anyone had gone before. This is the story of how Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders changed history on the flight of Apollo 8. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/first-moon 

8 Days: To the Moon and Back (2019) 

Seamlessly blending Apollo 11 mission audio featuring conversations between Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins with news footage, NASA archive, and stunning CGI, this film is a stunning recreation of the first moon landing. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/8-days-moon-and-back 

Apollo 11 (2019) 

Featuring never-before-seen footage in its highest resolution, APOLLO 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission that first put men on the moon. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/apollo-11 

The Farthest: The Voyager Spacecraft (2016)  

It is one of humankind’s greatest achievements. More than twelve billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space – the first human-made object ever to do so. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/farthest-0

Women in Space (2014)

In 1995 Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot a spacecraft. This program includes interviews with Collins, as well as Sally Ride’s classmates Shannon Lucid, Rhea Seddon and Kathryn Sullivan, and features Mae Jemison, the first woman of color astronaut, and Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/episode-3-women-space 

Apollo 13: To the Edge and Back (2004)  

They were 200,000 miles from Earth when an explosion crippled their spacecraft, stranding them, perhaps forever. Relive the thrilling true story of the catastrophic flight of Apollo 13 and the crew’s heroic battle against the odds in this NOVA documentary, through first-hand accounts from the pilots, their families, and Mission Control. https://pmlib.kanopy.com/video/nova-apollo-13-edge-and-back