I’ll never forget my father’s gaze at the TV while the astronauts landed and soon planted the American flag. He was in awe, born early in the 20th century as cars replaced horses and buggies, watching our nation grow into the atomic and rocket age, and then a Moon landing. He passed a couple years later. This was an American achievement, and any movie recognizing the history of the Moon landing must also recognize it was an American achievement.
I will not spend any money on this film.
Also reportedly presented Buzz Aldrin and an ambitious, obnoxious, and disliked person. Probably because they knew he was alive and would object to not showing the US Flag. He's already posted his response. I grew up in Eau Gallie Florida during the 60's, and my dad was a machinist who built tracking gear for the cape. Our next door neighbor was a designer who worked the crawler project. The Apollo 11 launch was on my brothers birthday. We thought he got the biggest candle ever. Watching the landing on TV, It was about America landing on the moon. I don't remember the UN being mentioned during the broadcast. The Russians were mentioned as being behind America in the space race. And lets not forget Mike Collins, who was the third astronaut on the flight, but stayed in lunar orbit.
Also Chaffee, White, and Grissom who died during the testing of Apollo 1.
Not all heroes survive the mission.