Space Race
Jan 24 2005
•4h 0m
•Documentary
The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, as their rivalry intensifies and the pressure to be the first builds.
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Richard Dillane
Werner Von Braun
Steve Nicolson
Sergej Koroljov
Ravil Isyanov
Glushko
Max Bollinger
Russian Cosmonaut
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