10 Great What-Ifs of American History

What If the Soviets Got to the Moon First? (1x4)

Air date: Jan 01, 2024

The Apollo program is legendary for the way Americans beat the Soviets to the moon within a decade. As this lecture reveals, however, the space program’s success was as much about political will as technological advancement. Find out how a chance event with one Soviet scientist could have altered the history of space travel - and the future of two global superpowers.