The race to the moon had its fair share of both admirers and critics: to visionaries, it was the first giant step in humankind's journey to the stars; to realists, it was a silly race that cost human lives and billions of dollars so that America's footprint, not Russia's, would be the first on the moon's surface. An outstanding, evenhanded look at the competition between the two nations, Behind the Race to the Moon combines archival footage, newly unclassified documents, and interviews with former astronauts to provide a behind the scenes look at the space race--a frenetic competition that had more to do with ideology than science. Along the way, there would be costly failures (remember all of those early rockets that never quite got off the launch pad), but also scientific achievements that would bring ancillary improvements to life on earth as well as to space technology. An exciting, balanced look at an epochal period in human history, this excellent program is highly recommended. Editor's Choice. [Note: also newly available at the same price are Cosmonaut Cover-Up and Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon.] Aud: H, C, P. (J. Carlson)
Behind the Race to the Moon
(2003) 52 min. VHS: $19.98. MPI Home Video. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 0-78860-476-7. Volume 18, Issue 4
Behind the Race to the Moon
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