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NASA: The Space Program

Prompted by the cold war and the enthusiasm of a young president, the space program went into full swing and dominated the 1960s. 1n 1969, the goal of sending men to the moon and returning them safely to earth became a reality. But it didn't end there.

The Final Frontier

The Universe
Space, the final frontier. See the universe that the space program helped make more accessible to the rest of us. Narrated by William Shatner.

Robert Goddard Dr. Robert H. Goddard
The first to launch a liquid-fueled rocket, Goddard was a pioneer in rocketry.

The Race is On!

Sputnik Newsreel presents Sputnik, the world's first satellite launched by the Russians. This event drew the U.S. full throttle into the space race.	Yuri Gagarin Newsreel footage of Yuri Gargarin received by Moscow crowds after his record setting voyage as the first man in space.
Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin This archival color footage of Cosmonaut Yuri Gargain is joined with the voice of President John F. Kennedy ....	Unmanned Mercury Capsule Launched & Returned Cape Canaveral launch of unmanned Mercury capsule by...
Kennedy Tour of Space Program 1962 J.F.K. tours a number of facilities around the U.S. connected with the development...	Trailblazer in Space Before the Planet of the Apes, there were chimps in space. Really! These chimps rode Mercury...on.

Into Space

The Cape Visit Cape Canaveral early in the space program.	The John Glenn Story John Glenn was the first american astronaut to orbit the earth in 1962 in his Mercury space...
Project Gemini Gemini bridged the gap between the Mercury and the Apollo space programs. It served...	The Time of Apollo In 1961, John F. Kennedy called for the U.S. to achieve the goal of “...landing a man on the moon and...
Apollo 11: The Moon Landing Apollo 11 was a realization of the goal set forth by President Kennedy to send men to the moon before the end of...	Apollo 13: Houston We've Got a Problem NASA documentary of the near-fatal Apollo 13 mission in 1972. Includes the onboard...
NASA, the 25th Year Overview of the first 25 years of NASA, including Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, Viking...

Beyond the Space Race

Space Station: The Next Logical Step
After Apollo and Skylab, the next step in the evolution of space exploration and experimentation was to envision and develop a space station - a more permanent scientific endeavor.

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