Name: Sputnik mania
Uploaded: 2008-04-02T01:00:00Z
Duration: 3 min 30 s
Description: Filmmaker David Hoffman shares footage from his feature-length documentary Sputnik Mania, which shows how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to both the space race and the arms race -- and jump-started science and math education around the world.

Filmmaker David Hoffman shares footage from his feature-length documentary Sputnik Mania, which shows how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to both the space race and the arms race -- and jump-started science and math education around the world.

David Hoffman: Sputnik mania

Sputnik mania

Sputnik's launch in 1957 marked the dawn of the space age, igniting a global fascination with outer space and its possibilities.

The response to Sputnik in America was multifaceted: it spurred an arms race, a space race, and a significant boost in science education.

Sputnik launch incited a U.S. educational revolution, boosting STEM and leading to the creation of NASA and the Internet.