Moon Landing Special | Stargazing

Duration: 1'28'41''

Synopsis

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began - Cape Canaveral in Florida.

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