Space Race: Era of the Space Shuttle

Space Race: Era of the Space Shuttle

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This is the story of the Space Race--from the launch of the Soviet's Sputnik I on October 4, 1957 to the successful completion of the first phase of the Space Shuttle program in 1983. These twenty-five years have witnessed triumph and tragedy as the Soviet Union and the United States battled for control of outer space.

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EPISODE 9

The Years of Skylab

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

27 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G
EPISODE 10

Shuttle Preparation and Planets

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

26 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G
EPISODE 11

Exploration of Deep Space

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

25 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G
EPISODE 12

The Space Shuttle Takes Flight

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

25 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G
EPISODE 13

Space Shuttle Matures

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

26 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G
EPISODE 14

The Challenger Disaster

Comprised of official NASA archives with stunning cinematic detail, Space Race recounts one of the most glowing achievements in the history of space exploration. Explore the history of the U.S. space program, beginning with the response to the launch of Sputnik, followed by the successes and failures of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, finally culminating in the era of lunar exploration. Then we cover the history of Skylab, Americas first orbiting space station. Learn about the era of deep space exploration with the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager planetary probes, and the creation and successful launch of Americas space shuttle fleet.

28 min · Jan 1, 2007 TV-G

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Space Race: Era of the Space Shuttle

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This is the story of the Space Race--from the launch of the Soviet's Sputnik I on October 4, 1957 to the successful completion of the first phase of the Space Shuttle program in 1983. These twenty-five years have witnessed triumph and tragedy as the Soviet Union and the United States battled for control of outer space.

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