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Chasing the Moon
Chasing the Moon Episodes
Series 1: 6. Magnificent Desolation - Part 2
Viewers from around the world watched the flickering black-and-white footage from a camera placed on the module showing Armstrong gingerly stepping down its ladder. ‘OK, I ...
07-05-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 5. Magnificent Desolation - Part 1
After the immediate celebration of 1968’s successful Apollo 8 mission, underlying questions about the space programme emerged with new intensity as politicised young Ameri ...
07-05-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 4. Earthrise - Part 2
In the aftermath of the deadly Apollo 1 fire, Nasa faced harsh scrutiny. The horror of the first casualties at Cape Kennedy led Americans to increasingly question the very premi ...
30-04-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 3. Earthrise - Part 1
What exactly was it going to take for America to beat the Soviets to the moon? Cold War tensions persisted, as rumours circulated that the Soviets were preparing to send an unma ...
30-04-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. A Place Beyond The Sky - Part 2
Under von Braun’s leadership, America’s technology finally seemed to be catching up with the Soviet Union’s. On 5 May 1961, von Braun’s Redstone rocket s ...
23-04-2024
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. A Place Beyond The Sky - Part 1
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 ...
23-04-2024
BBC 4