Summaries

Rivalry between Soviet engineer Sergei Korolev and American Wernher von Braun intensifies as the Space Race unfolds, leading up to the historic first Moon landing.

The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the American/Soviet space race, leading up to the first moon landing. The series concentrates on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart, as their rivalry intensifies and the pressure to be the first builds.—badcommand

Details

Keywords
  • reenactment
  • docudrama drama
  • cosmos
  • yuri gagarin
  • roket
Genres
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 13, 2005
Countries of origin United States Germany United Kingdom Russia
Language English
Filming locations MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania
Production companies British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) National Geographic First Channel

Box office

Budget $2000000

Tech specs

Runtime 4h
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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