Sunday, June 4, 2006, at 9 PM
Space Race: The Untold Story
SpaceRace ep. 1 [TV-PG]
Part One of Space Race The Untold Story tells the story of the two men at the center of the race - ex-Nazi Wernher von Braun on the American team and Sergei Korolev, the Soviet project leader. Technical director of Hitler's V2 Rocket program, von Braun realized that Germany's defeat was inevitable and set off on a journey to place himself under American protection before being caught. Heading the Soviets' chase was the Russian rocket expert, Sergei Korolev, recently freed from one of Stalin's prison camps
Also airs:
Monday, June 5, 12A
Monday, June 5, 7:00P
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/popup/200606042100.html
And of course...
Sunday, June 4, 2006, at 8 PM
Conspiracy Moon Landing
Conspiracy Moon Landing [TV-G]
In 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. The achievement was a monumental undertaking involving thousands of people - perhaps the greatest human endeavor. So why are there still those who claim that the moon landings were phony? With the help of exp
Also airs:
Sunday, June 4, 11P
Monday, June 5, 5:00P
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/ET/popup/200606042000.html
Space Race: The Untold Story on the National Geographic Channel starting June 4
