The Sixties — Season 1, Episode 7: The Space Race (1960 – 1969)
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 10 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
Astronaut and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Mike Massimino and Dave Scott, and Walter Issacson, Douglas Brinkley, Tom Wolfe, Andy Chaikin, and Tom Hanks describe the greatest adventure story of all time. The “giant leap” pushed the boundaries of exploration to an unprecedented frontier, inspiring inventions and imaginations around the world for generations.
About The Sixties
The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)
- E2The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)
- E3The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)
- E4The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)
- E5A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)
- E6The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)
- E81968 (1968)
- E9The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)
- E10Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)