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  • Apollo The Hammer and the Feather (Season 1, Episode 10)
  • TV Episode | Documentary

Apollo

The Hammer and the Feather (Season 1, Episode 10)
TV Episode | Documentary
At the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, astronaut David Scott conducted Galileo's famous hammer/feather drop experiment. This seemingly benign moment had major implications. While TV cameras beamed the feed into homes around the world,...See moreAt the end of the last Apollo 15 moon walk, astronaut David Scott conducted Galileo's famous hammer/feather drop experiment. This seemingly benign moment had major implications. While TV cameras beamed the feed into homes around the world, Scott held out a geologic hammer and a feather and dropped them at the same time. Would they fall at the same speed? This Suite revisits those moments as Galileo's theory-upon which the missions homeward journey was based-is critically put to the test. See less
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Directors
Eric Hogan | Tara Hungerford | Catherine De Paula (co-director) | Lucas Green (co-director)
Editors
Catherine De Paula | Lucas Green
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Updated Jul 21, 2019
Release date
Jul 21, 2019 (Canada)
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2 nominations

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