Conquest of the Cosmos Vol. 2

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With the breakup of the former Soviet Union, many of its longheld secrets are now coming to light. Until recently, the Russian space programme was one such secret, but now its long history, its triumphs and disasters, are slowly being revealed to Western scientists.
For the first time we have access to eytensive archival footage documenting Russian space exploration , from early experiments with rockets to the remarkable 40-days-in-space.
An exclusive agreement gave GEO Film unrestricted access to interviewees, including top scientists, member of the military, politicans and the cosmonauts themselves. Engineers, chief rocket designers and leaders of the Politburo provide a first time look into the history and development of Russian Space Travel. In rich chronical detail, the development of rockets for both military and commercial use is recounted, with particular emphasis placed on the failures and disasters which have, until today, been covered up. Beginning with the early efforts of Russia's rocket pioneers, the film cover the first Sputnik launch, failures leading up to the first manned launch, the race with America to the moon, the 1970 disaster which killed 3 cosmonauts and much more.

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