American Experience
American Experience
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky #S31E03
Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky
American Experience · Season 31, Episode 3
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.
Episode 3 of Season 31 from American Experience — available to stream in HD on any device.
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