Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the incredible feats of engineering that paved the way for the first manned mission to the moon. After a deadly fire during pre-launch for Apollo 1, and threatened by competition from the Soviet Union, NASA made the bold decision to turn Apollo 8 from an earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the moon. 1 hour, 1 DVD.