Red Moon Rising (2007)

A history of the space race told mostly from the Russian side in Red Moon Rising.

Crucial Moment
Sputnik, the 1957 satellite heard round the world, was a by-product of Soviet engineers' efforts at Cold War missile dominance.

Lowdown
Matthew Brzezinski ably pulls back the Iron Curtain to reveal a political and scientific climate both chaotic and groundbreaking. B+