Space Race Race for Satellites (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama

Space Race

Race for Satellites (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, Drama

Race For Satellites, spans 1953-1958. As the Cold War intensifies, Korolev is asked to build a rocket capable of carrying a five-ton warhead to America - he designs and constructs the R-7 Semyorka, and is later allowed to use it to launch ...See moreRace For Satellites, spans 1953-1958. As the Cold War intensifies, Korolev is asked to build a rocket capable of carrying a five-ton warhead to America - he designs and constructs the R-7 Semyorka, and is later allowed to use it to launch the first satellite, Sputnik 1. Meanwhile, von Braun struggles to persuade the US government to allow him to launch his own satellite - after Sputnik's launch and the failure of the US Navy to launch a Vanguard satellite, he is finally allowed to launch the first American satellite, Explorer 1. Written by Anonymous See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Dillane Werner Von Braun Werner Von Braun See fewer	Argo (2012)
Steve Nicolson Sergej Koroljov Sergej Koroljov See fewer	K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Ravil Isyanov Glushko Glushko See fewer	Defiance (I) (2008)
Max Bollinger Russian Cosmonaut (voice) Russian Cosmonaut (voice) See fewer	Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Ingo Gottwald Propulsion Engineer Propulsion Engineer See fewer	Space Race (2005)
Emil Mandanac Viacheslav Lapo Viacheslav Lapo See fewer	Sabina: Tortured for Christ - The Nazi Years (2021)