“One Giant Leap: A Neil Armstrong Tribute” will make its U.S. premiere at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 on Discovery Channel, followed by a special encore presentation on SCIENCE at 9 p.m. that night.
Armstrong died Saturday, Aug. 25, at the age of 82.
The program features footage from Armstrong’s last public appearance as well as interviews with crewmates Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, and includes special access to the Apollo 11 archives, taking viewers through the complete journey from initial training to moon walk to splashdown on Earth.
More information on related programming on the channels, provided by Discovery Channel, is as follows:
Throughout the week, Discovery Channel and SCIENCE also will present special programming blocks to commemorate Armstrong and the history of space exploration with the following presentations, produced in partnership with NASA featuring exclusive interviews with key astronauts and engineers.

THE PLANETS (8X60 Series) on SCIENCE
Encore Presentation: 8 AM – 4PM CT
Where did the planets come from and how were they formed? Clues to the birth and evolution of the planets lie scattered throughout the solar system. Distance, time, and technology handicap the search for answers, but scientists are making progress.

MOON MACHINES (6×60 Series) on SCIENCE
Encore Presentation: 4PM – 10PM CT
Forty years on from mankind’s first steps on the lunar surface, reaching the Mo.