Episode 1: Giant Leaps

What does a half-century of lunar science sound like? Join Moon data expert Ernie Wright on a musical time-traveling journey through the Apollo program and the exploration era of today. We explore what we knew about the Moon before Apollo, what we discovered because of it and the mysteries today’s scientists are working to solve.

Elena, from Nantes, France, shares her memory of watching the Apollo 11 landing from a friend’s house in Seattle.

Listen to the NASA Explorers: Apollo audio series.

Data sonification by Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida of SYSTEM Sounds

Music by Lee Rosevere and Daniel Wytanis