Space Race is a BBC docudrama series chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race up to the first landing of a man on the moon.

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Hours of videos

111 years, 1 month

Units & Quizzes

4

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Focusing on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, Space Race tells the story of the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union's most powerful rocket design and thus to control the world during the Cold War. It consists of four episodes: Race for Rockets (1944-1949); Race for Satellites (1953-1958); Race for Survival (1959-1961); and Race for the Moon (1964-1969).

Course Currilcum

  • Episode 1 – Race for Rockets (1944-1949) Unlimited
  • Episode 2 – Race for Satellites (1953-1958) Unlimited
  • Episode 3 – Race for Survival (1959-1961) Unlimited
  • Episode 4 – Race for the Moon (1964-1969) Unlimited