The Sixties - Season 1 - Eps 7: The Space Race (1960 – 1969)

Name: Eps 7: The Space Race (1960 – 1969)
Released: 2014-07-17
Rating: 3.7

2014-07-17 • 60 min • ⭐ 7.3/10

Astronaut and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Mike Massimino and Dave Scott, and Walter Issacson, Douglas Brinkley, Tom Wolfe, Andy Chaikin, and Tom Hanks describe the greatest adventure story of all time. The “giant leap” pushed the boundaries of exploration to an unprecedented frontier, inspiring inventions and imaginations around the world for generations.

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About The Sixties

Title: The Sixties

First Air Date: 2014-05-29

Last Air Date: 2014-08-07

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.3/10 (from 17 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 10

Network: CNN

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Playtone, CNN Films

Synopsis

The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.