$584 Billion Of War Led To This Moment

The Space Race was the most expensive and intense ideological proxy war in human history, pushing human engineering and courage to their absolute limits. It's estimated that between $60 billion and $71 billion was originally spent by both nations combined, an unprecedented mobilization that translates to a staggering $584 billion in today's money. But after decades of bitter rivalry, espionage, and unimaginable risk, this astronomical cost ultimately led to something completely unexpected: a single, silent handshake in orbit that ended the Cold War in the stars and changed the future of space exploration forever. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark