Space Race
8.4
2005
Documentary
The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.
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- Cast:
- Steve Nicolson , Richard Dillane , Ravil Isyanov , Todd Boyce , Stephen Greif , Robert Lindsay
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EP3 - Race for a Space Man
September. 28,2005
1959-1961. Both the Americans and Soviets are planning manned space flight, and we see both sides preparing to do so with the development of the Vostok programme (Russia) and Project Mercury (USA). After difficulties and failures on both sides, the Soviets succeed in putting Yuri Gagarin into space first, with the Americans putting Alan Shepard up shortly afterwards.
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