Introduction

A 2005 documentary charting the rise and changing role of aviation in the military.

Outline Series 01, Episode 08

The beginning of the “Space Race” starts with the launch of Sputnik by the USSR in 1957. NASA’s Mercury , Gemini and Apollo space programs show that American astronauts have the right stuff and Neil Armstrong takes a giant leap when Apollo 11 lands on the moon in July 1969 fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge he set forth in a speech to a special joint session of Congress in March of 1961 to land a man on the moon before then end of the decade.

Air Power Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 2005.
• Running Time: 50 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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