Space Race | Ep 6: The Moon or Bust | American History Tellers

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In the wake of the Apollo 1 disaster, Lyndon B. Johnson inherits a NASA space program in turmoil. As the U.S. races to fulfill Kennedy's lunar promise, Wernher von Braun pins America's hopes on the Saturn V rocket. Meanwhile, the Soviets, reeling from their own setbacks, strive to make the next giant leap. Can either nation overcome the odds and win the race to the moon before the decade's end?

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