E1P: Echo of the space race

In 1958 Explorer-1 was America's first salvo in the space race, one theater of the US-USSR Cold War. What was the significance of the space race? How did Explorer-1 and the later moon landings figure into the larger picture? Why Explorer-1 [Prime]? This short film by a Masters student from our excellent Master Of Fine Arts in Science and Natural History Filmmaking program attempts to answer these questions.

Our opinion? Explorer-1 [Prime] is our first satellite too! Like the US in the fifties, we need to show we can do it!