I got up all early to watch it and everything. Gripping stuff.
Interestingly, I later found an article on an old Zambian space agency which planned to land a man on the moon and mars before anyone else. They trained by rolling down hills in a barrel, one of the astronauts was a cat, and they promised not to force Christianity on to the people of Mars if they did not want it. Unsurprisingly, the government distanced themselves from the plans and nothing ever came of them!
EDIT: At the risk of meandering off topic, here is a link to the story:
http://news.discovery.com/space/to-mars-zambias-forgotten-space-program.html