Fly Me to the Moon
- Episode aired Aug 20, 2017
For centuries people have envisioned spacecrafts that would carry them through the wonders of space. Johannes Kepler dreamed in 1608 of being carried to the moon by birds. In 1865, writer Ju... Read allFor centuries people have envisioned spacecrafts that would carry them through the wonders of space. Johannes Kepler dreamed in 1608 of being carried to the moon by birds. In 1865, writer Jules Verne shot explorers there in a cannon, as did Georges Mèliés in the first sci-fi movi... Read allFor centuries people have envisioned spacecrafts that would carry them through the wonders of space. Johannes Kepler dreamed in 1608 of being carried to the moon by birds. In 1865, writer Jules Verne shot explorers there in a cannon, as did Georges Mèliés in the first sci-fi movie in 1902. By the 50s, cannons were replaced by streamlined rocket ships. A year before we... Read all