September 14, 2021 - "And They're Off"! - The Great Space Race

In 1957, the Soviets shocked the United States by becoming the first nation to launch a satellite into orbit around the earth when they successfully put Sputnik into orbit.  Then, on September 14 of 1959, a Soviet rocket crashed into the moon’s surface, becoming the first man-made object sent from earth to reach the lunar surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices