The Truth About the First Moon Landing

The Truth About the First Moon Landing

From Astrum Space by Astrum

June 2, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

This episode explores the Apollo 11 mission, focusing on the challenges and physics that led to the first moon landing.

How did Apollo 11 really get to the Moon?In the first video of our exclusive Mission Profile series here on Astrum Extra, we’re deconstructing the mission that defined an era: Apollo 11. The story is so epic, we’re telling it in two parts.In part 1, we’ll dive deep into the near-disasters, the groundbreaking physics, and the human grit that got Apollo 11 to the Moon - narrowly avoiding a crash-landing. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: ⁠https://astrumspace.kit.com⁠ A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here: ⁠ https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF

People in this episode

Host: Astrum

Topics covered

  • Apollo 11
  • moon landing
  • space exploration
  • NASA
  • human grit
  • physics

Keywords

  • Apollo 11
  • moon landing
  • NASA
  • space mission
  • near-disasters
  • groundbreaking physics

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