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A Brief Look at the Space Race

A Brief Look at the Space Race

Here, we take you to gaze on, perhaps, the greatest period of human history.

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This was a project done for a AP US History course, hence the mundane performances and obvious budgetary restraints. It is in our honor to present you a glimpse into the Space Race.

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

19 mins

Rating

9.5/10

Release Date

17 December 2014

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alex Montgomery

Alex Montgomery

Nikita Khrushchev

Luke Henshaw

Luke Henshaw

Von Braun/Ivan Voice/Richard Nixon

Leonide Acevedo

Leonide Acevedo

Alan Shepard/Leonid Brezhnev

Gabriel Munoz

Gabriel Munoz

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Orion Good

Orion Good

Assistant/Marilyn Monroe

Vicente Pina

Vicente Pina

John F. Kennedy

Patrick Parani

Patrick Parani

Yuri Gagarin

Leigh Sena

Leigh Sena

Lyndon Johnson

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