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Sputnik declassified, a Nova production by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger ; written and directed by Rushmore DeNooyer

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Sputnik declassified, a Nova production by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger ; written and directed by Rushmore DeNooyer

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Sputnik declassified

Oclc number

180947474

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Originally broadcast by PBS television in 2007

Responsibility statement

a Nova production by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Rushmore DeNooyer and Kirk Wolfinger ; written and directed by Rushmore DeNooyer

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Summary

On October 4, 1957, the space age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. Sputnik stunned the world and spurred the U.S. into massive spending on science education and innovation. Fierce political and personal rivalries collided over how and when the U.S. should enter space. President Eisenhower wanted a satellite to spy on the Russians but feared their response to an overtly military program. That led him to sideline the plans of Wernher von Braun, the leader of the U.S. Army's pioneering rocket team

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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