Chasing the Moon is a History Documentary programme.

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Chasing the Moon: A Place Beyond the Sky (Part 2)

Series 1, episode 2

Directed by (unconfirmed)
Robert Stone II

A look at how under Wernher von Braun's leadership, American technology began to catch up with the Soviet Union's. Plus, focusing on how his Redstone rocket successfully launched American navy test pilot Alan Shepard 116 vertical miles into space, allowing the American space programme to grow