Episode guide
Space Race: Series 1
4 episodes · premiered Sep 14, 2005
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- Episode 1: Race for Rockets Sep 14, 2005 · 1h Race For Rockets, spans 1944-1949. We see Wernher von Braun's work on the V-2 for the Nazis during the last years of the Second World War, his surrender to American troops and his move to…
- Episode 2: Race for Satellites Sep 21, 2005 · 1h Race For Satellites, spans 1953-1958. As the Cold War intensifies, Korolev is asked to build a rocket capable of carrying a five-ton warhead to America - he designs and constructs the R-7…
- Episode 3: Race for a Space Man Sep 28, 2005 · 1h 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…
- Episode 4: Race to the Moon Oct 5, 2005 · 1h Race To The Moon, spans 1964-1969. Both sides now plan to put a man on the Moon - while the Soviets struggle, the Americans pull ahead in the space race with Project Gemini, but then…