Nova Back to the Moon (Season 46, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Nova

Back to the Moon (Season 46, Episode 11)

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Fifty years after humans first stepped foot on the moon, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs engage in new discoveries to make life on the moon a reality.

Director

James Wright

Writer

Christopher Riley

Producer

Christopher Riley

Cinematographers

Phil Barthropp | Richard Cook | Ian Salvage

Editor

Fraser Rose

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 10, 2019

Release date

Jul 10, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 64 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Eric Meyers Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Snatch (2000)
Angel Abbud-Madrid Self - Director, Center for Space Resources, CO School of Mines Self - Director, Center for Space Resources, CO School of Mines See fewer	Nova (1974)
Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty Self - Assistant Professor, Arizona State University Self - Assistant Professor, Arizona State University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Isaac Asimov Self - Biochemist & Science Fiction Writer (archive footage) Self - Biochemist & Science Fiction Writer (archive footage) See fewer	I, Robot (2004)
Jeff Bezos Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Ben Bussey Self - Chief Exploration Scientist, HEOMD, NASA Self - Chief Exploration Scientist, HEOMD, NASA See fewer	Nova (1974)
Andrew Chaikin Self - Space Flight Historian Self - Space Flight Historian See fewer	From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Anthony Colaprete Self - Principal Investigator, LCROSS, NASA Self - Principal Investigator, LCROSS, NASA See fewer	Nova (1974)
Brett Denevi Self - Deputy PI, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Self - Deputy PI, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera See fewer	Nova (1974)
Tim Fernholz Self - Space Flight Journalist Self - Space Flight Journalist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Katherine Joy Self - Lunar Geologist, University of Manchester Self - Lunar Geologist, University of Manchester See fewer	Nova (1974)
David A. Kring Self - Senior Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute (as David Kring) Self - Senior Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute (as David Kring) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Rob P. Mueller Self - Senior Technologist, Swamp Works, NASA (as Rob Mueller) Self - Senior Technologist, Swamp Works, NASA (as Rob Mueller) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Gerard K. O'Neill Self - Physicist (archive footage) Self - Physicist (archive footage) See fewer	Libra (1978)
Mike Pence Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Age of Rush (2021)
Tommaso Santagata Self - Cartographer Self - Cartographer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Harrison Schmitt Self - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Self - Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot See fewer	The Space Less Traveled
Peter H. Schultz Self - Professor Emeritus, Brown University (as Peter Schultz) Self - Professor Emeritus, Brown University (as Peter Schultz) See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Andrea Sella Self - Chemist, University College, London Self - Chemist, University College, London See fewer	Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies (2022)
George Sowers Self - Space Resources Professor, CO School of Mines Self - Space Resources Professor, CO School of Mines See fewer	Nova (1974)
Paul Spudis Self - Deputy Leader, Clementine Science Team (archive footage) Self - Deputy Leader, Clementine Science Team (archive footage) See fewer	Space Age (1992)
John Thornton Self - Chief Executive Officer, Astrobotic Self - Chief Executive Officer, Astrobotic See fewer	Nova (1974)