Apollo Program: Tragedy and Triumph (All Parts)

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1961. At the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Just weeks later, the United States launched its first astronaut, Alan Shepherd. ‘All systems are go!’ He was welcomed home as a hero, but President John F Kennedy knew that if the United States was to overtake t... Read More