The space race: everything you wanted to know
History Extra podcast
Immediate Media
4.3 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Tom Ellis responds to listener questions on the great Cold War rivalry that saw the US and the Soviet Union battle for dominance in space
In the latest in our series tackling the big questions on major historical topics, historian Tom Ellis responds to listener questions about the space race. He covers topics including Cold War espionage, the role played by German engineers with Nazi connections, and the battle to plant a flag on the moon.
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| 1:12.0 | I'm Ellie Corthon. |
| 1:13.1 | I'm just how close with the Soviets to landing on the moon. |
| 1:16.6 | And what role did spying play in the development of space travel? |
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