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Re: Earth to moon



Hi Jerry,

The 65 million dollars that I refered to is how much HBO and Tom Hanks 
spent on making the 12 hours for premium TV.  I don't have the figures 
for the actual costs of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions.  Does 
anyone know on the list?

Larry  


Jerry writes:
>I agree with Larrys assessment of the show.  Your statement re: 65 million 
>dollar
>investment sounds as if NASA made an investment.  Is that in fact true, or 
>did I
>misread you?-Jerry
>
>larrydavison wrote:
>
>> >This has nothing to do with any previous threads but did anyone see the 
>start
>> >of this series tonight? From all accounts it promises to be one of the best
>> >mini series and so far it stands a chance. Maybe the people who (and all
>> >of us
>> >has them) call meteorites "rocks" will see the point.
>>
>> Yes I did indeed watch the program on HBO.  First hour that was directed
>> by Tom Hanks was fast moving and informative.  But NASA only went for the
>> rocks after the fact.  This was a race to the moon and I guess the US
>> won.  The second hour was filled with saddness for Apollo 1 and the fire.
>> Good but not as good as the first hour.  I will be back for more however,
>> even if that means taping the show.
>> If the program helps NASA succeed in its new missions then the 65 million
>> dollars was worth the investment.
>> Regards,
>>
>> Larry D.
>
>