Chasing the Moon - Season 1 Episode 2 Earthrise
What exactly was it going to take for America to beat the Soviets to the moon? Cold War tensions persisted, as rumours circulated that the Soviets were preparing to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon. Nasa quickly developed the Gemini program, sending astronauts into orbit around the Earth to practice critical manoeuvres for the eventual trip to the moon.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: moon, soviet union, u.s. air force, john f. kennedy, interview, moon landing, space, astronaut, archive footage, space race, found footage, space exploration, usa history, timeline, 1960s, old footage, american experience, apollo program, lunar mission, expert opinion, apollo, history of mankind, buzz aldrin, historcial, history and legacy, documentary, human history, american history, testimony, explorator pioneer, historical documentary
- Cast: Sergei Khrushchev, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Frank Borman, Yuri Gagarin
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