Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing is July 20th, 2019, and to celebrate we uncovered stories about how Arizona contributed to this historic mission. The Cinder Lake Crater Field in Flagstaff, Arizona is an amazing landmark in our space travel history. From exploding 47 artificial craters to training astronauts, we dive into why NASA used Cinder Lake in the late 1960's to build a model atlas of the moon. Enjoy!

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Our first Apollo video: youtube.com/watch?v=RFn4ePViRoI&t
Veritasium crater video: youtube.com/watch?v=E7uGvsT_nnM&t

Special Thanks to Lazslo Kestay and Kevin Schindler for helping with this one!


Produced by
Nolan Veneklasen &
Emmalee Mauldin

Filmed by
Tasnim Boufelfel
Faye Ruiz


Images and Archival Footage:
United States Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ- usgs.gov
Northern Arizona Space Training- https://lowell.edu/
"Images of America" by Kevin Schindler and William Sheehan

Music
Bramen w MiddleEast - The Kount
Dangerous Rendezvous - Earmake
Stargazer - The Lemming Shepherds


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