The journey to the moon covered a distance of nearly 239,000 miles and a decade of hard work and grand ambition. The countdown begins. CHASING THE MOON premieres July 8 at 9/8c on PBS → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | American Experience | PBS

In 1969, humanity paused and looked skyward to witness the impossible. Fifty years later, pause once again. CHASING THE MOON premieres across three nights, beginning July 8 on PBS → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | American Experience | PBS

The great tragedy of the race to the moon—the Apollo 1 fire and the deaths of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee—happened on January 27, 1967. | American Experience | PBS