The Space Race

 The race between two defiant superpowers for supremacy over the outer space is also a secret battle between two extraordinary men.

The story of the race into space is marked by the greatest superpower rivalries, political paranoia, and technological feats of the twentieth century. But until now, we have only known half the story. With the end of the Cold War, a generation of secrets and cover-ups has been revealed.This is the true story about the American and Soviet space race led by Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev. The two men, thousands of miles apart, battled for the same goals.The documentary shows how Americans chief rocket designer, ex-Nazi Wernher von Braun  was hurriedly white-washed by the US to lead the way, against the obscure Russian engineer Sergei Korolev - a genius known only as the 'Chief Designer' - whose story has long remained a mystery. Both were men of their times, but with visions that were timeless. And both were prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to see the fulfilment of their dreams. The world watched as the American and Soviet teams, impervious to disaster, took the fight for the coveted prize right up to the wire....