Battle for the Moon: Mercury
This documentary revisits the early space race and America's Mercury programme, launched in response to a string of Soviet triumphs at the height of the Cold War. It follows the founding of NASA and the effort to put the first American astronauts into space against a determined rival. The film captures the pressure, risk, and ambition of those pioneering years. Detailed and gripping, it brings the opening chapter of spaceflight to life. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.
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