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Subjects: Design, Engineering, History, Space, Technology

Grade Level: SrH-Adult
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No		 Running Time: 50 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No
Copyright Date: 2009
Available in French: No

Born of a Cold War fear, NASA moves boldly from disastrous rocket tests to the glorious conclusion of the Gemini Program. Examining the massive challenges to get the first man in space, this episode show how, despite many setbacks and six epic flights later the astronauts proved the most important component of any NASA mission would be a human being.

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