Cold war. Episode 8, Sputnik, 1949-1961
Part of a 24-part series examining the postwar conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union, interlacing historical footage with personal testimony. This episode shows that in the mid-50's the Soviet Union seems to be forging ahead. In October 1957, the first Soviet satellite Sputnik orbited the earth, to the dismay and fear of the U.S., frustrated by its own ineffectual space program. In 1961, the Soviets launched Yuri Gargarin into space. America would have to meet the challenge
Online Video, English, 1998
Time Warner, England, 1998