DVD : When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set) [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381486353
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Label: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Manufacturer: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 30, 2008
Running Time: 258 minutes
Sales Rank: 961
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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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.
*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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This is on par with planet earth by BBC. Every part of this 4 disc collection is interesting, and it really opens your eyes to how amazing NASA is.
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The availability of so many footages in a package makes this edition a "must have" . However, the edition does not really take advantage of the blu ray format. Too many files are simply pasted on the disc, and frankly enough, there is no bonus havio=ng a Blu ray vs. a DVD, or in some cases a VHS. Only the last shutle missions are to what looks HD standard, and are really up to what one can expect in such a format. Digital restoration /interpolation is what I expected and I was therefore very disappointed. ... Read More
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Of all the DVD sets out there documenting the history of NASA, I think this one is the best of them (and I've seen them all, I think.)
Firstly, the interviews with the surviving astronauts are wonderful. All of them are human, funny, honest, interesting and have new things to say. Neil Armstrong showing us his dry wit and faux-melodrama recapping was a highlight. How amazing that the doco team was able to bring out that side of his personality we've not seen before from a very shy and introspective ... Read More
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Very historial back ground which is the best. Needs more new event happening today such as the space station and mission to mars.
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Although I haven't yet skimmed through the extra footage at all, the content used for the main features was excellent. Sure there are some flaws in the original media that shows through on the conversion but otherwise it's really excellent. What I found interesting was when the original footage changes from film to tape the quality of the images actually goes down so in some ways the original mercury shots of launches and the centre are actually better. This changes back once you get some better shuttle and space ... Read More
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