S01E01 Race for Rockets
Race For Rockets, spans 1944-1949. We see Wernher von Braun's work on the V-2 for the Nazis during the last years of the Second World War, his surrender to American troops and his move to...
Space Race
Overview
The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.
Episodes
S01E02 Race for Satellites
Race For Satellites, spans 1953-1958. 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, and is...
S01E03 Race for a Space Man
1959-1961. Both the Americans and Soviets are planning manned space flight, and we see both sides preparing to do so with the development of the Vostok programme (Russia) and Project Mercury (USA). After difficulties and...
S01E04 Race to the Moon
Race To The Moon, spans 1964-1969. Both sides now plan to put a man on the Moon - while the Soviets struggle, the Americans pull ahead in the space race with Project Gemini, but then...
Cast
Steve Nicolson
Sergey Korolyov
Richard Dillane
Wernher von Braun
Ravil Isyanov
Valentin Glushko
Todd Boyce
Alan Shepard
Stephen Greif
Robert Lindsay
John Warnaby
Mishin
