Where can I find the most DETAILED accounts of the moon landings?

Submitted by ostensibly_hurt t3_10bhh6o in space

I’m really trying to immerse myself in the stories of the landings, so I’m very interested in the updates hour to hour even if some are “boring”. I want the whole thing, a lot of content I find feels so surface level, I want to go deep.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the resources, I will be busy these next few weeks!

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worm_livers t1_j4agp3c wrote

BBC podcast 13 Minutes to the Moon. Maybe not as detailed as you’re looking for, but one of the last episodes is real time from orbit to the surface.

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peter303_ t1_j4aobq8 wrote

Several excellent 50th anniversary documentaries.

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ranjitzu t1_j4baxww wrote

Dont know if its quite what youre after, but How Apollo Flew to the Moon is an excellent book describing exactly how they did it in laymans terms.

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phasechanges t1_j4bj86v wrote

Replying to Hawkgal (#1,359,275)

I third it.

I'm old enough to have followed the Apollo program live, including watching it live on TV. I used to have my bedroom walls covered with every article I could find about space. Many years later, I still found this podcast to be very compelling, even with a few details that I didn't know.

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WictImov t1_j4bjzab wrote

Apollo 8 was the real defining mission, taking man to the Moon and back. Way too much focus is on Apollo 11 & 13.

b.t.w., I was 8 when Apollo 8 took place, and remember it well. Going out in the snow and looking up at the crescent Moon, and wishing I was there or at least could see them. Squinting my eyes, and saying I think I can see them. Yes, even at that age I knew that was a fantasy, but a nice one to have. Then we go inside (probably the other way around, don't remember for sure) and watch the Christmas Eve message from the Moon.

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ostensibly_hurt OP t1_j4bmfnj wrote

Replying to WictImov (#1,360,300)

I’d have to agree with you. My main interest is these space craft that are SUPER primitive, these guys have 2 tiny windows and a bunch of gauges and switches to pilot all the way to the moon and back. It never ceases to amaze me.

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youcantexterminateme t1_j4buc34 wrote

Neil Armstrong's autobiography is a good read. Been a while so I forget how much detail he went in to but probably worth checking out.

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Harper1968r t1_j4c1reg wrote

Homemade Documentary’s on YouTube has great 2+hrs videos on all of them very detailed

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ratcnc t1_j4cfq0v wrote

Supporting materials to the accounts would be the Haynes manuals. So much great information in them. Just type “Apollo Haynes Manuals” in Amazon.

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RobleyTheron t1_j4cn410 wrote

Magnificent Desolation by Buzz Aldrin was an excellent read on the whole experience.

As a fun aside, I got his signed autograph at KSC when it was released like 15 years ago. As my favorite Apollo Astronaut, it was a really amazing experience to meet him in real life.

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Senior-Ad5339 t1_j4cr6bo wrote

I recommend the book “How Apollo flew to the moon”

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Spacewolf1 t1_j4dlkcz wrote

Not a moment-by-moment resource, but “A Man On the Moon” by Andrew Chaikin is a really good book on the Apollo program with lots of good background information. It’s the basis for HBO’s “From the Earth to the Moon” miniseries.

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ExpertDingleberry t1_j4dsr05 wrote

If you want something to listen to in the car, I can strongly recommend Michael Annis' Space Rocket History podcast.

https://www.podbean.com/pa/dir-vf26u-26e5f

Incredibly detailed, his episodes cover the entire human space program in chronological order. If your podcast player doesn't list all of his episodes (405 to date), his website hosts his whole archive.

For instance, the entire Apollo program spans episodes #98 through to #380. Most episodes are 40 mins to an hour long.

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Trax852 t1_j4e3e4c wrote

A library. You can read what they have and have other literature sent to you at the Library from other places that have what they don't.

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LookMaNoPride t1_j4e4qqk wrote

At one point in time, there was a post that offered the actual audio of the mission, transcripts, and animations of what was happening while those recordings played.

It was like Apollo in real time, but with an animation. I really liked it, but haven’t been able to find it since.

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Zoethor2 t1_j4e7h4o wrote

If you're interested in the Mission Control side in addition to the astronaut perspective, I highly recommend Gene Kranz's autobiography, Failure is Not an Option. It's a pretty fantastic survey of Mission Control and the process and technological challenges and successes from Mercury through Apollo.

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