The Best Episodes Directed By Robert Stone

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   #1 - Chasing the Moon - Earthrise

   S31:E47/9/2019

   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 unmanned spacecraft to the moon. Nasa quickly developed the Gemini program, sending astronauts into orbit around the Earth to practice critical manoeuvres for the eventual trip to the moon.

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   #2 - Chasing the Moon - Magnificent Desolation

   S31:E57/10/2019

   After the immediate celebration of 1968’s successful Apollo 8 mission, underlying questions about the space programme emerged with new intensity as politicized young Americans challenged the nation’s priorities. Nasa pushed brashly forward.

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   9.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Chasing the Moon - A Place Beyond the Sky

   S31:E37/8/2019

   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.

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