Apollo 7 – Astronaut Walt Cunningham and the moon road mission

A documentary on the mission of Apollo 7, the first manned flight of the moon programme. The short features an interview with astronaut Walt Cunningham along with footage of the mission sourced from NASA. Walt tells us about the mission highlights and it’s significance in getting American back on their moon road. We also ask him about the mission broadcasting the first live TV from space. Shown multiple times on The History Channel as part of the ‘A Small Piece of History’ series.

Producers: Alan Hamilton and Steve Harwood

Director: Alan Hamilton

1 x 3’ The History Channel

“It was only part of my dream to just go into space. I had personal objectives as well, to command a mission, to land on the moon”

Walt Cunningham, Apollo 7 astronaut