The space race and subsequent race to the moon were two of the most significant competitions, between two superpowers, in the history of the industrial revolution. They pushed the boundaries of science and technology like never before and will likely never happen again.

Chapters:
00:21 Sputnik I launch - Space Race Begins
01:08 Laika Launches aboard Sputnik II
01:18 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01:46 Yuri Gagarin Makes History
02:01 Alan Shepard - First American in Space
02:20 President John F. Kennedy's Moon Speech
03:36 Project Mercury Begins
06:20 Three Ways to Reach The Moon
06:31 Direct Ascent
06:39 Earth-Orbit Rendezvous (EOR)
06:55 Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous (LOR)
07:14 Direct Ascent Method Not Feasible
08:15 EOR Troublesome Landing
08:23 LOR Disadvantage
08:38 EOR the Winner?
09:03 LOR is Selected by MSFC
10:05 Mercury Freedom 7 Full Flight - Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 5 - May 5, 1961

Mercury Freedom 7 Simulation:
Reentry - An Orbital Simulator https://tinyurl.com/stmpwrd

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Credits & Special Thanks:
NASA http://www.nasa.gov
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/
David Darling https://www.daviddarling.info/
Heroic Relics http://heroicrelics.org/
Danny Tjokrosetio https://dannytjokrosetio.medium.com/
Ed Dempsey https://www.flickr.com/photos/104034978@N03/
WeHackTheMoon https://wehackthemoon.com/
TeslaRati https://www.teslarati.com/
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