Cold War: The Tech Race

S01E04 Race to Space

In 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the globe by launching the first satellite into Earth's orbit. The atmosphere shifted dramatically when, on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the inaugural human to traverse outer space, seemingly securing Soviet dominance. However, in a surprising turn of events in 1969, the United States achieved a monumental milestone by landing astronauts on the moon. The competition for space exploration was far from over, igniting an ongoing rivalry between the two superpowers.