Part 2 gives a continued look at how America ultimately won the "Space Race." Gemini is the not widely known bridge between Mercury, and the Apollo Program. Gemini would serve as the test-bed for Apollo; to prepare NASA for trips to the moon. After the successes with the Gemini program, Apollo would have rocky beginnings with the loss of the Apollo 1 crew. America ultimately won the "Space Race" by applying the lessons learned from the Apollo 1 tragedy. After winning the race with Apollo 11, passion and public sentiment for space flight in general set in, and the moon missions ended after Apollo 17.

Originally released by South Carolina ETV Network, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 15, 2024.