The Space Race in Colour
The Space Race in Colour
Miniseries
20262 episodes
A two-part examination of the unprecedented surge in space exploration during the 1950s and 1960s, led by the rival superpowers of the United States and the USSR.
Episodes
E1Part One: Escaping Earth
2026-09-26 · 48m
The story of one of humanity's greatest technological triumphs. Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun gives NASA his secrets but the Soviets claim a series of spectacular firsts.
E2Part Two: A Shot at the Moon
2026-09-26 · 48m
How the space dreamers beat the odds to reach the moon. Stunning colour footage reveals the tragedies and triumphs of the 1960s space surge culminating in Apollo 11's lunar landing.