AfterWorldWarIIdrewtoaclose,anew conflictbegan. TheColdWarbetweenthe SovietUnionandtheUnitedStatesspurred anengineeringandscientificcompetition knownasthe"SpaceRace."Frombeginning toend,theAmericanpublic'sattentionwas captivated, and the various developments by theSovietandU.S.spaceprogramswere heavily covered in the national media. Renowneddocumentarianandfilmmaker DavidL.WolperintroducedAmerican televisionaudiencestotheveryfirstreport abouttheSovietandAmericanspacerace (TheRaceforSpace)whichlaterearnedan Oscar nomination.
Thisgroundbreakingtelevisionevent,along with2subsequentdocumentaryfeatures, capturetheworldwidephenomenonof spaceexplorationandunlockingthe mysteries of the universe.
PROGRAMS INCLUDE: THE RACE FOR SPACE (1958) â? Originally aired 4/24/60 â?¢ 20th Century developments in the United States and