Countdown (1968)

Earth → Moon

No date is given; the Pilgrim flight is rushed to launch after the Soviets go a week early. 418,979 km in all on the map.

1. 1

   Launch Earth · date unknown

   Lee Stegler lifts off alone in a modified Gemini on a Titan II, on a one-way trip to the Moon.

   Pilgrim (Gemini)

2. 2

   Power drain in space · date unknown

   An early power drain cuts radio contact with Earth on the way.

   Pilgrim (Gemini)

3. 3

   Gemini landing site Moon · date unknown

   Lee lands but cannot see the shelter; he finds the Soviet lander on its side and three dead cosmonauts.

   On foot

4. 4

   The shelter Moon · date unknown

   With an hour of oxygen he follows the red glow of the shelter's beacon and walks towards it.