The 1950s and 1960s witnessed an unprecedented surge in space exploration, led by the USA and the USSR. This rivalry aka the ‘Space Race’ – climaxed with the greatest technological achievement in human history: the Apollo Moon Landings. The doc recaptures the drama of this competition for supremacy, which went on to define the nuclear age and explores the uneasy alliance between visionary rocket engineers and politicians’ desire for military supremacy. From the first satellite to the first man on the moon, and its impact on the Cold War, the doc shows how the race was about more than missiles: it was also a question of surveillance, espionage, and the possibilities for living in space.
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- EN
- First aired
- September 26, 2026
- Last aired
- September 26, 2026
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 2
Season 1
Episodes
No episodes found for this season.
Featuring
Cast & crew
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Self - Narrator (voice)
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Self
Tim Peake
Self
- Showrunner
- Kate BealTom Adams
- Produced by
- Jonathan Mayo
Keep watching
More like this
7.2The Machines That Built America
2021 · Series
8.0Edouard VIII, espionnage et liaisons dangereuses
2017 · Series
8.1Earth: The Power of the Planet
2007 · Series
Brits Who Made The Modern World
2008 · Series
5.6Nightline
1980 · Series
Europe in Chaos
2019 · Series
8.0Automobile: Ride and Fall
2025 · Series
8.0Hur fan hamnade vi här?
2025 · Series
7.5Horizon
1964 · Series
Háború a nemzet ellen
2009 · Series
재미있는 역사이야기
2015 · Series
7.7Fun to Imagine
1983 · Series
6.7Ancient Apocalypse
2022 · Series
8.0Het stof daalt
2025 · Series
9.0discover science
2010 · Series
Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin
2026 · Series
8.0The Red Empire
2022 · Series
8.0Engineering from Above
2026 · Series
Crash Course: World History
2012 · Series
Picked for you
Recommended shows
7.2Last Chance U
2016 · Series
8.0Top Gear
1978 · Series
8.6TYSON
2026 · Series
7.5JANET JACKSON.
2022 · Series
7.1History 101
2020 · Series
7.61971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · Series
6.4Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Series
7.8James May's Cars of the People
2014 · Series
8.3World War II with Tom Hanks
2026 · Series
7.8MOURINHO
2026 · Series
6.7Biography
1987 · Series
7.5How Do They Do It?
2006 · Series
8.8Mysteries at the Museum
2010 · Series
7.8Our Universe
2022 · Series
6.9The Kings
2021 · Series
7.5MegaStructures
2004 · Series
7.0The New York Times Presents
2020 · Series
6.6The World According to Jeff Goldblum
2019 · Series
8.0Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Series
7.9Nature
1982 · Series