History Today

On the Spot: Emma Smith

‘We can’t see our own blindspots, so, as we anatomise those of our predecessors, we perpetuate our own.’

Travels Through Time #9 – Moon Landing, 1969

In this episode we travel back 50 years to 1969 and the Apollo 11 moon landing. Kassia St Clair discusses the intriguing story behind the space suits, quiet wonders of technology made using traditional techniques.