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Episode Details: Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 31
Episode Number: 3
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
On 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.
Cast and Guests
Robert Stone
DirectorStreaming Platforms for American Experience
