The Space Race in Colour

Channel 4 HD

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday 26 September

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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. The first episode explores the origins of the space race with the fearsome V2 German rocket from the Second World War. Its creator Wernher von Braun gave his secrets to the Americans and became a key part of NASA's space programmes