Episode
60 Minutes: Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys
Overview
Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars; Then, stories from members of the Ritchie Boys, a secret U.S. WWII intelligence unit bolstered by German-born Jews.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 53
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2021-05-09
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Ingenuity and Perseverance, The Ritchie Boys is Episode 34 in Season 53 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2021-05-09. The runtime is 44 min.
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