Space Race: W5
Catalogue Number: CTV743
Producer: CTV
Producing Agencies: CTV
Subject: Documentary, History, Politics, Science, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2018
Running Time: 7:30
Closed Captions: Yes
Sixty years have passed since Sputnik was launched by the Russians and the Americans entered the space race. Discovery's Dan Riskin, 60 years later, reviews the ensuing space race, the launch of Explorer I and the vast radiation belt it revealed. Explorer and Sputnik opened up the heavens to exploration, and every spacecraft since is a descendant.
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