Battle for Earth Orbit: Musk Beats NASA at Its Own Game

Battle for Earth Orbit: Musk Beats NASA at Its Own Game | Spacetime S07E05 WELT Documentary In 1957, Sputnik 1’s launch shattered Western confidence. The USSR, underestimated by the US, became the first spacefaring nation. Behind this triumph: the brilliant and secretive Sergei Koroljow. From Jules Verne’s cannon-launched moonshots to Konstantin Ziolkowski’s groundbreaking rocket equation, visionary minds laid the theoretical groundwork long before the first rocket ever launched.

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