This 4 minute video provides an overview of the key events in the history of the United States space program from 1957 to 1972. It discusses the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 which kicked off the space race. The video then highlights the achievements of Project Mercury and Gemini which involved early American manned spaceflights. Finally, it summarizes the lunar landings of the Apollo program which saw American astronauts walk on the moon, culminating with the final Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

1. https://youtu.be/0q1FWvPEEWM