Space race Episode 2 Part 2

Space Race is a BBC docudrama series first shown in Britain on BBC2 between September and October 2005, chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race up to the first landing of a man on the moon. It focusses on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart. The series was a joint effort between British, German, American and Russian production teams.

Episode two: Race For Satellites (19531958)
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 Semyorka, the first ICBM, and is later allowed to use it to launch the first satellite, Sputnik 1, quickly following up with the rushed Sputnik 2. Meanwhile, von Braun struggles to persuade the US government to allow him to launch his own satellite - after Sputnik's launch and the failure of the US Navy to launch a Vanguard satellite, he is finally allowed to launch the first American satellite, Explorer 1.

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Science & Technology

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• Space
• Race
• Science
• Moon
• Wernher
• von
• Braun
• Sergey
• Korolyov
• docudrama
• Steve
• Nicolson
• Richard
• Dillane
• Valentin
• Glushko
• Sputnik

[pumbkinpie320]

It dosn't matter who got where first. All thats important is that Russia, I hate to admit, got into space first, while the US got to the moon first and wadud2007 is an idiot for not knowing what he's talking about.

[DRMMRI14]

lol they clearly put in 3:07 to get peoples attention.

[IPMountainDew]

@DRMMRI14 After 3:07 it suddenly became well worth it :D

[VATkhamu]

A real scientist just love science. Even if it takes to betray his country a real scientist will do that for science. Even if takes to being hungry with ragged cloths a real scientist will do that for science. Those two were real scientists. When stupid people try to imply glory to some organizations (country, race, religious group, institute etc) instead of mankind itself they just forget they are the bunch of people who actually are responsible for the hunger, ragged cloths of those mastermind

[TheBagalzuur]

make bow and take hat for Korolev and Fon Brawn ! great people (from mongolia) they were man, i mean human. not soviet and others. just scientists

[wabonki]

@wadud2007 Oh yea...Now I remember the whole space shuttle landing thing was pretty shady and never happened. Wait? Space Shuttle? *facepalm* If you're talking about the Apollo program on the other hand (if you actually try to learn before posting your blatantly ignorant statements to appear smart) then you're incorrect and any modern intellectual knows that the "lunar landing hoax" myth has been debunked for years. Stupid kid, try reading books :D

[HajtomY]

Let us praise! Sergei Korolev for being the man who opened the gates taht allowed us to conquer space!

[xBellatrixLestrangex]

@DTanza it wasn't called the 'moon race' though, was it? soviets were the first in space, therefore they won.

[cwood4ever]

@wadud2007 fool America landed on the moon. Your conspiracy theory bull shit doesnt hold water. Russia knows that America landed on the moon why not you?