Destination: Moon
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Destination: Moon
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Destination: Moon is a documentary that looks at the present and future of space travel. Episodes are between 8 and 15 minutes long, and take a mostly scientific perspective, discussing the practical steps it will take to make space travel more commonplace and available to more people. For viewers interested the highly publicized prospective space voyages of Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, or Elon Musk, Destination: Moon provides a thorough primer for the practical side of those journeys.
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What's the Story?
Destination: Moon takes an in-depth look at the current state of space travel. With commercial space travel coming closer to being a reality, this series of short documentaries asks what scientific and technological achievements will make that happen, and what problems could arise along the way. What role will the moon itself play in the future of space travel? And why does our understanding of the moon shape everything we know about space itself?
Is It Any Good?
Commercial space travel seems closer than ever, which is why it's a good time to try to understand the practical, technical, and scientific forces behind that. Destination: Moon takes an in depth look at the lesser-publicized side of commercial space travel, identifying potential hurdles to it and imagining solutions. The downside is that the documentaries are very dry and straightforward, making them strictly for those with a specific interest in the subject.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about space travel. What is fascinating about space travel? Why is there an effort to make it available to more people?
How has space travel changed in the last 50 years? What does the Destination: Moon documentary envision as the future of space travel?
What are some of the practical problems that come up when planning a space voyage? What are some of the ways that Destination: Moon proposes solving them?
TV Details
- Premiere date: June 4, 2021
- Network: HBO Max
- Genre: Educational
- Topics: Science and Nature, Space and Aliens
- TV rating: TV-PG
- Last updated: July 26, 2021
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