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| When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set) [Blu-ray] | ![When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions (4-Disc Set) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514eMbEkSvL.jpg)
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Actor: When We Left Earth
Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Category: DVD
List Price: $69.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 463
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Running Time: 258 minutes
Number Of Items: 4
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.7
MPN: IMEBRDIS4863
UPC: 014381486353
EAN: 0014381486353
ASIN: B001BEK86A
Release Date: September 30, 2008
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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 Great exciting summary of NASA space missions December 30, 2008
Having been a space buff for quite some time, I can say that this collection leaves a lot out. There simply is too much for any set to cover, but this does a fantastic job of summarizing the missions getting into some detail with some of the more important parts. It conveys the politics, the public sentiments, the risks, the excitement, the crew point of view, with a great musical score. When I watched it on TV, I loved it, and I love it even more having the HD version with my new TV and Blu Ray player. Sure, plenty of the footage isn't HD, but it's still worth it in my opinion to get the Blu Ray because all the interviews are in HD and the newer footage is spectacular. They also interspersed some small HD clips in the earlier stuff when it was ok to do so and I believe some of the older footage does actually look a bit better but it's hard to say for sure. Perhaps the musical score could have been a little less prevalent, but I liked it.
They didn't get into the most recent missions and projects and I think rightfully so. That would date the collection making those parts less relevant in the future.
This is a must have for the space buff, get it.
Excellent documentary, perfect for anyone who loves space December 21, 2008
I'm a space nut and really enjoyed this show. It looked great on Blu Ray as well.
When We Left Earth - The Nasa Missions - Blu Ray (4 disc set) December 20, 2008
This is the series that was on the Discovery Channel earlier this year.
It captures the thrills, sorrow and reality of the NASA space program.
The actual film footage is amazing, and it's really cool to have some of the original engineers, etc. tell you their perspective about what really happened. Blu-Ray makes this set one not to miss. I real winner in my book. Highly recommend.
 great documentary but wish there was more hd content December 14, 2008
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The documentary was put together very well, but most of the video of missions are in standard definition. Wish they would have put the entire thing out in high-def otherwise the dvd version is just as good.
All in all though it is a great buy; very educational and keeps you interested in watching the entire series. Easily one of the better videos to buy; maybe not a must buy blu-ray, i'd recommend just getting the dvd version.
A Set To Treasure December 9, 2008
Production quality of this set is top notch. Ok, I was disappointed by the early videos, but I should've expected it. The sound, editing, and footage choices were superb. More than anyhing, this set gives you a strong sense of the significance of the 60's NASA programs. While being fully informative, it also containes some appropriate romanticism and entertainment value. Young people like myself who didn't live through the era will understand WHY the missions were so important in addition to gaining a comprehensive knowledge of them.
The only criticism I have is that I didn't really need the disc on post-Apollo programs. I would've happily taken more 60's stuff on the 3rd disc in place of the other recent stuff that I know about. But beggars can't be choosers. The first two discs were enough to make this set worth keeping forever. They are a testament to one of man's greatest achievements. I only hope that our generation will have a calling to something as significant.
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