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James E. Oberg

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James E. Oberg in NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
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    • Known for

    The Apollo Chronicles (2019)
    The Apollo Chronicles
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Self(as James Oberg)
    Secret Space Escapes (2015)
    Secret Space Escapes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Author, Red Star in Orbit
    • Self - Author, Star-Crossed Orbits
    Air Crash Investigation Special Report (2018)
    Air Crash Investigation Special Report
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Self - Aerospace Historian
    • Self - Aviation Analyst
    Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
    Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Self - Journalist(as Jim Oberg)

    Credits

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    Self

    • Air Crash Investigation Special Report (2018)
      Air Crash Investigation Special Report
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Self - Aerospace Historian
      • Self - Aviation Analyst
      • 2018–2022
    • Deutsche Raketen für Gaddafi (2021)
      Deutsche Raketen für Gaddafi
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Self
      • 2021
    • The Apollo Chronicles (2019)
      The Apollo Chronicles
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Self (as James Oberg)
      • 2019
    • NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
      NASA's Unexplained Files
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Self - Space Historian
      • Self - Ex-NASA Engineer
      • Self - Shuttle Flight Controller ...
      • 2014–2019
    • Emily Calandrelli in Xploration Outer Space (2014)
      Xploration Outer Space
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Self - Space Journalist and Historian
      • 2017
    • Secret Space Escapes (2015)
      Secret Space Escapes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Self - Author, Red Star in Orbit
      • Self - Author, Star-Crossed Orbits
      • 2015–2016
    • Air Crash Investigation (2003)
      Air Crash Investigation
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Self - Aerospace Historian
      • Self - Aviation Expert (as James Oberg)
      • 2010–2013
    • Jansing & Co. (2010)
      Jansing & Co.
      2.9
      TV Series
      • Self (as James Oberg)
      • 2012
    • Inventions That Shook the World (2011)
      Inventions That Shook the World
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Self (as James Oberg)
      • 2011
    • Winston Churchill in History (2000)
      History
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Self
      • 2009
    • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Self - Journalist (as Jim Oberg)
      • 2008
    • Seconds from Disaster (2004)
      Seconds from Disaster
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Self - Former Mission Controller
      • 2005
    • Conspiracy? (2004)
      Conspiracy?
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Self - Space Consultant
      • 2005
    • The Truth Behind the Moon Landings
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Self - NASA Space Engineer 1975-1997 (as Jim Oberg)
      • 2003
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Self - Soviet Space Historian
      • Self - Former Mission Controller
      • 1982–2003

    Archive Footage

    • Beyond the Unknown (2019)
      Beyond the Unknown
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
      • 2019
    • The Space Shuttle: A Horizon Guide (2011)
      The Space Shuttle: A Horizon Guide
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Self - Former Mission Controller (archive footage, as Jim Oberg)
      • 2011
    • Unexplained Mysteries (2003)
      Unexplained Mysteries
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Self - NASA Engineer (archive footage, segment "The First Known Abduction", as James Oberg)
      • 2003

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • James Berg
    • Spouse
      • Alcestis "Cooky" Oberg(2 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Had a twenty-two year career as a space engineer for NASA and is a prolific writer on science subjects.
    • Nickname
      • Jim

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