And as I was sayin', whoever controls the high ground of space controls the world. The...

Lyndon Johnson: And as I was sayin', whoever controls the high ground of space controls the world. The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads. Later, the British Empire was dominant because they had ships. In the Air Stage, we were powerful because we had the airplane. And now the Communists have established a foothold in outer space. Pretty soon they'll have damned space platforms so they can drop nuclear bombs on us, like rocks from a highway overpass. Now HOW IN THE HELL did they ever get ahead of us?

And as I was saying... ...whoever controls the high ground of space... ...will control the world. The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads. Later, the British Empire was dominant because it had ships. In the air stage, we were powerful because we had the airplane. Now the communists have established a foothold in outer space. Soon they'll have space platforms to drop nuclear bombs on us... ...like rocks from a highway overpass. How the hell did they get ahead of us? We're ready. Is there a loose plug there? Here it is. I'll get it. Senator Johnson's right. This is Armageddon. The decisive battle between good and evil. It's a struggle for survival. - There you go. - Thank you. This footage was assembled from sources operating under deep cover at, uh, great risk. Very great. We're fortunate this material did not perish with a couple of men. This is secret footage... ...of the Korabl rocket and the German scientists they captured after the war. Was it their German scientists got them up first? No. No it was not, senator. Our Germans are better than theirs. That's Titov on the right and Gagarin on the left. No, Titov's on the left, Gagarin's on the right. They bear a great resemblance to each other. If the Soviets ever do put a man up there, it will be one of these two.