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The Space Race in Colour - Miniseries

First aired Sep 26, 2026Season 1

A two-part examination of the unprecedented surge in space exploration during the 1950s and 1960s, led by the rival superpowers of the United States and the USSR.

Episodes

Part One: Escaping Earth still

Episode 1

Part One: Escaping Earth

NR
Sep 26, 202648 min

The story of one of humanity's greatest technological triumphs. Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun gives NASA his secrets but the Soviets claim a series of spectacular firsts.

Part Two: A Shot at the Moon still

Episode 2

Part Two: A Shot at the Moon

NR
Sep 26, 202648 min

How the space dreamers beat the odds to reach the moon. Stunning colour footage reveals the tragedies and triumphs of the 1960s space surge culminating in Apollo 11's lunar landing.