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Chasing the Moon
2019
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Chasing the Moon
A Place Beyond the Sky 1 Season 1 Episode
112 min
2019
8.2
On 4 October 1957, Soviet scientists launched Sputnik 1 - a beach ball-sized, radio-transmitting aluminium alloy sphere - into orbit. The satellite caused a sensation. Amid Cold War tensions, the Soviet Unionโs accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.
moon
soviet union
u.s. air force
john f. kennedy
interview
moon landing
space
astronaut
historical
archive footage
space race
found footage
space exploration
usa history
timeline
old footage
american experience
apollo program
lunar mission
expert opinion
apollo
history of mankind
buzz aldrin
history and legacy
documentary
human history
american history
testimony
explorator pioneer
historical documentary
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