Chasing the Moon
Rated 8.314 votes20191 season1h 52mTV-PG
An unprecedented look at the decade-long odyssey to land a man on the moon. This documentary pulls back the curtain on the familiar narrative of the moonshot, revealing a fascinating stew of scientific innovation, political calculation, media spectacle, visionary impulses and personal drama.
- Created by
- Robert Stone
- First aired
- Jul 8, 2019
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- PBS
- Episodes
- 3
- Country
- US
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Jul 8, 2019On 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 Union’s accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.
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