I invite you on the longest journey we have ever taken. Today we will cross a border that we have never crossed before. We will look up to the stars, to the great unknown! We will immerse ourselves in one of the most fascinating and exciting periods of our common history - the Space Race! Think of the night sky. For centuries, stars have fired up imaginations and fueled dreams. For thousands of years, we have looked up with awe and curiosity, wondering what is hidden far away, high up! For centuries, humanity has dreamed of reaching the stars. The ancient Greeks believed in the myth of Icarus, who constructed wings of feathers and wax to fly towards the sun. In the Age of Enlightenment, Galileo, using his telescope, symbolically crossed the borders of our planet and allowed us to look at the stars up close. His discoveries not only revolutionized science, but also opened the way to dreams of space travel. However, for many centuries, space was still unattainable, unattainable, and mysterious to us. Visions of going to the stars were still just dreams. Everything changed in the mid-20th century, when humanity decided to face the unknown. In the 20th century, we made a decision: enough of looking at the sky, it's time to go there! And so began one of the most exciting, incredible, and dangerous adventures in the history of our species. It was an era of competition, full of risk, full of fear, but also full of hope and courage. It was a time when the two greatest powers on Earth - the United States and the Soviet Union - made a bet with each other. It was the simplest bet possible - first come, first served! In today's episode, we will go through those moments that defined the 20th century. Moments that still define the present and the coming years of space exploration. We will look at the stars like never before. We will meet space pioneers who risked everything to fulfill our common dream - to leave the earth for a moment and see what's next! I invite you on a journey that will forever change our view of the world, a journey that will show us what we are capable of as humans. I invite you to space! Thank you to my Patrons: https://pastebin.com/HmUsGFrJ If you like it - join Patronite :) https://patronite.pl/podcasthistoryczny Music/Music - Whitesand Kupno/buy: https://whitesand.bandcamp.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GXun... YouTube: / @whitesandcomposer Whitesand songs: Adventure Begins • Whitesand - Adventure Begins [Orchest ... Kingdom • Kingdom - Instrumental Music Brand New World • Brand New World - Instrumental Music Airborne • Airborne - Instrumental Music Humanity • Humanity - Instrumental Music Eternity • Whitesand - Eternity (Epic Beautiful ... Spaceman • Spaceman - Instrumental Music Voidbringer • Voidbringer - Epic Instrumental Music The Way of Kings • The Way of Kings - Epic Instrumental ... Adamantine • Adamantine - Epic Instrumental Music Last of It's Kind • Last of It's Kind - Epic Instrumental... Into the Unknown • Into The Unknown - Instrumental Music Legend of the Sword • Legend of the Sword - Instrumental Music Legends Anthem • Whitesand - Legends Anthem [Epic Inst... The Giant • The Giant - Instrumental Music Unbreakable • Unbreakable - Instrumental Music Undiscovered • Undiscovered - Epic Dramatic Instrument... Fallen Leaves of Old • Whitesand - Fallen Leaves of Old Worth Fighting For • Worth Fighting For - Epic Instrumenta Worth... y • Worthy - Instrumental Music Ancient Mastery • Ancient Mastery - Instrumental Music Legends • Legends - Instrumental Music Open Music Revolution (www.openmusicrevolution.com) Sources: https://pastebin.com/izBRWH7v TT: / sadowski_rafal IG: / rafal_sadowskii 0:00 Introduction 3:22 Patrons 5:27 Start of the race - Wernher Von Braun, V2 English: 11:16 V2 and Space Exploration 17:22 The Cold War 21:49 The Cold War and the Space Race 28:30 Soviet and American Rocket Programs 36:43 Satellites 42:41 Sputnik 47:21 Animals in Space 52:14 Laika 55:10 The US Response to Sputnik and Laika 1:01:07 Space Probes 1:05:44 People in Space – Vostok and Mercury 1:07:48 Gagarin 1:19:10 Kennedy and the Moon Flight Plan 1:25:02 Why Flying to the Moon Is Difficult 1:30:04 Manned Programs – Voshod, Gemini, Soyuz 1:33:58 Tragedies – Apollo 1, Soyuz 1 1:38:44 Both Sides Come Back Stronger English: 1:44:47 Summary of the story so far 1:48:34 Apollo 11 – Prelude 1:50:39 Crew, Landing Site, First Step 1:56:45 Apollo 11 Launch 2:02:18 Moon Landing 2:08:38 First Step on the Moon 2:15:35 Moon Exploration 2:18:50 Return to Earth 2:25:12 Celebration! 2:27:52 Final Strokes of the Race 2:31:25 Story Ending 2:34:55 Outro