Academy Awards, USA 1960
| Nominated Oscar | Best Documentary, Features David L. Wolper |
Universal-International
Directed by David L. Wolper
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
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Mike Wallace hosts a TV special on the history of modern rocketry from its beginning with a Russian scientist inspired by Jules Verne and American scientist Robert Goddard who designed and built the world's first liquid-fueled rocket. However, it was in Germany that the field made its greatest advancements, as Hitler hoped to use them as the ultimate weapon. When he was defeated, those scientists were brought to the US where they continued to develop newer and better rockets. However, it was the Russians that were the first to reach space. As this was broadcast in 1959, it was still very much in question as to who would send the first man into space, or even reach the moon. Since we know those answers today, the urgency of the documentary is lost, but it is still an interesting glimpse into the early Cold War.
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