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February 27, 1991

S18 · E07 of 19 episodes

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HDTV 1991 5 months ago

NOVA

NOVA

The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon #S18E07

55 min 1974 5 months ago

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NOVA S18 E07 1974

The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon

NOVA · Season 18, Episode 7

NOVA reveals the details of Moscow's secret plan to reach the moon ahead of the Americans. Was Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" almost upstaged?

Episode 7 of Season 18 from NOVA — available to stream in HD on any device.

Country United States

Genre

Documentary

Released

03 Mar, 1974

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1 Return to Mt. St. Helens 2 ConFusion in a Jar 3 The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1) 4 Case of the Flying Dinosaur 5 T. rex Exposed 6 The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman 7 The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon 8 The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission 9 Swimming With Whales 10 The Chip vs. the Chess Master 11 Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape 12 So You Want to Be a Doctor? 13 Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls 14 Suicide Mission to Chernobyl 15 Taller Than Everest? 16 Fastest Planes in the Sky 17 Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife 18 Skyscraper! A NOVA Special 19 The Fine Art of Faking It

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