The Sixties The Space Race (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 40 min | Documentary, History

The Sixties

The Space Race (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 40 min | Documentary, History

In the midst of the Cold War, America falls behind in the manned exploration of space with the USSR. Then President Kennedy pledges that America will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, capturing the fascination of the world..

Producers

Jenny Ewig | Stephen J. Morrison

Composer

Blake Neely

Cinematographer

Craig Kief

Editor

Jason Hardwick

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Updated Jul 24, 2014

Release date

Jul 24, 2014 (United States)

Awards

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
39 cast members

Name	Known for
Bob Abernethy Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (1997)
Buzz Aldrin Self - Gemini and Apollo astronaut Self - Gemini and Apollo astronaut See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Neil Armstrong Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	Forest 404 (I) (2019)
Jules Bergman Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
Charles F. Bolden Jr. Self - NASA Administrator Self - NASA Administrator See fewer	Atlantis (III) (2011)
Frank Borman Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	First to the Moon (2018)
Douglas Brinkley Self Self See fewer	The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Peter Capper Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	The Tube (2012)
Roger B. Chaffee Self - US Astronaut (as Roger Chaffee) (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (as Roger Chaffee) (archive footage) See fewer
Andrew Chaikin Self - Author, 'Man on the Moon' Self - Author, 'Man on the Moon' See fewer	From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Charles Collingwood Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage) See fewer	The Sharkfighters (1956)
Mike Collins Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	Apollo 11 (I) (2019)
Walter Cronkite Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Yuri Gagarin Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) See fewer	Novogodniy kalendar (1965)
Bill Gill Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage) See fewer	ABC News Close-Up (1960)
John Glenn Self - Astronaut (archive footage) Self - Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Gus Grissom Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon (2008)
Tom Hanks Self - Actor / Producer Self - Actor / Producer See fewer	Cast Away (2000)
Lady Bird Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) See fewer	Spartamerika
Marvin Kalb Self - NBC News (voice) (archive footage) Self - NBC News (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	NBC White Paper (1960)
Jacqueline Kennedy Self - US First Lady (archive footage) Self - US First Lady (archive footage) See fewer	A Tour of the White House (1962)
John F. Kennedy Self (as President John F. Kennedy) (archive footage) Self (as President John F. Kennedy) (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Nikita Khrushchev Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) Self - Soviet Premier (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Sergei Khrushchev Self - Son of Nikita Khrushchev Self - Son of Nikita Khrushchev See fewer	The Gray Wolves (1993)
Jack King Self - Launch Control (voice) (archive footage) Self - Launch Control (voice) (archive footage) See fewer	Moon Beat (2009)
Alexey Leonov Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) (as Alexei Leonov) Self - Soviet Cosmonaut (archive footage) (as Alexei Leonov) See fewer	The Orion Loop (1981)
Jim Lovell Self - US Astronaut (as James Lovell, Jr.) (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (as James Lovell, Jr.) (archive footage) See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Glynn Lunney Self - Gemini and Apollo flight director Self - Gemini and Apollo flight director See fewer	Space Voyages (2013)
Michael Massimino Self - NASA Astronaut (as Mike Massimino) Self - NASA Astronaut (as Mike Massimino) See fewer	The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Jim McDivitt Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	The Brady Bunch (1969)
Frank McGee Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage) See fewer	Power for People (1968)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Dave Scott Self - Gemini and Apollo astronaut Self - Gemini and Apollo astronaut See fewer	Mission to Mars (2000)
Alan Shepard Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) Self - US Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Louise Shepard Self - Wife of Alan Shepard (archive footage) (as Louise Shephard) Self - Wife of Alan Shepard (archive footage) (as Louise Shephard) See fewer
Jim Slade Self - Science correspondent Self - Science correspondent See fewer	The Sixties (2014)
Wernher von Braun Self - NASA Chief Rocket Designer (archive footage) Self - NASA Chief Rocket Designer (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Edward H. White II Self - Astronaut (archive footage) Self - Astronaut (archive footage) See fewer	The Four Days of Gemini 4 (1965)

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