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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

And they may well ask, "Why climb the highest mountain?" "Why, 35 years ago, fly the...

And they may well ask, "Why climb the highest mountain?" "Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?" "Why does Rice play Texas?" We choose to go to the moon

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And they may well ask,
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"Why climb the highest mountain?"
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"Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?"
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"Why does Rice play Texas?"
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We choose to go to the moon.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:56
Uploaded
Mar 27, 2025
Genres
animation, adventure, drama
Production
Detour Filmproduction,Submarine

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Movie Summary

A coming-of-age story set in the suburbs of Houston, Texas in the summer of 1969, centered around the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:10
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other ...
The Space Center was relocated to the outskirts of town in 1962. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:40
The Space Center was relocated to the outskirts of town in 1...
And this was the place that first had Astroturf. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:49
And this was the place that first had Astroturf.
It was the coolest. No more dialing. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:18
It was the coolest. No more dialing.
Sure, our country was at war. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:43
Sure, our country was at war.
He was sick of commuting an hour each way. Got it? - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:05
He was sick of commuting an hour each way. Got it?
Got it. Um, Mom, is that one a hippie? - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:05
Got it. Um, Mom, is that one a hippie?
And in those new suburbs expanding south of Houston, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:30
And in those new suburbs expanding south of Houston,
There was no sense of history here, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:36
There was no sense of history here,
We'd concentrate on the games we'd mastered, like Aquarius. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:22
We'd concentrate on the games we'd mastered, like ...
Maybe part of the allure of the bowling alley - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:29
Maybe part of the allure of the bowling alley
We'd been one of the first houses completed on our street, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:21
We'd been one of the first houses completed on our stre...
Well, the way I figure it, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:09
Well, the way I figure it,
I'm still not sure if my dad was in the frugal, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:11
I'm still not sure if my dad was in the frugal,
But it was clear our family's sole mission was to save as much money as possible. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:08
But it was clear our family's sole mission was to save ...
You're not finished. Put the nozzle back in my gas tank. - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:05
You're not finished. Put the nozzle back in my gas tank...
Even though my dad was in charge of shipping and receiving at NASA… - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:08
Even though my dad was in charge of shipping and receiving a...
…and apparently made a good enough living - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:25
…and apparently made a good enough living
He's the guy that when the countdown finally gets to blast off, - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:10
He's the guy that when the countdown finally gets to bl...
When I was walking home from school… - Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 00:10
When I was walking home from school…