Chasing the Moon

A Place Beyond the Sky

S1 • E1

112 min

1080p

8.3

On 4 October 1957, Soviet scientists launched Sputnik 1 - a beach ball-sized, radio-transmitting aluminium alloy sphere - into orbit. The satellite caused a sensation. Amid Cold War tensions, the Soviet Union’s accomplishment signalled a dramatic technological advantage and American felt it had little choice but to join the Space Race.

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States

Release date

July 08, 2019

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