1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
"This program documents the decade of 1957 to 1967, a time in which the Soviets picked up incredible speed in space exploration. In 1957, the Soviets shot an 83 kilogram artificial Earth satellite into orbit. Meeting with success, they sent three dogs into space and thus began the vigorous preparation for the first manned flight. Yuri Gagarin's historic trip into space on April 12, 1961, was followed by a 24-hour orbit in space, then a 4-day camp out. Then a woman astronaut's ascent. One interesting aspect of Soviet space exploration during this time is the incredible celebrity afforded to space travelers, equaled only by matinee idols and teenage rock stars in the U.S.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Title card in Russian "A Decade of the Space Age"; opening credits.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Monument to the Conquerors of Space; a silver rocket atop a towering stone pedestal. Statue of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky in front of monument, adult Russian male and female visitors walking around area. Haut and bas-reliefs at the base, depicting adult male and female Russian figures and dedicated to the space program.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Sputnik I satellite. Sergei Korolev working on Sputnik I satellite. Clouds and orange-tinted sky. October 4, 1957 newsreel of the Sputnik I launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome; R-7 Semyorka rocket lifting off, rises up into the sky. Animation of Sputnik's orbital course. Nose sphere being jettisoned, releasing Sputnik I. Animation of satellite rotating in space. Animation of radio waves tansmitting to Earth.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult Caucasian male hands petting three dogs. Female dog, Laika, sitting in space capsule without a cover. Adult Russian male specialist places the nose covering over Sputnik II. Nose of rocket secured on launch tower. November 3rd, 1957 newsreel of Sputnik II launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome: R-7 Semyork rocket lifting off from launch pad. Animation of rocket in space; orbiting Earth. Animation of the nose of Sputnik two; superimposed image of Laika over rocket nose. Animation of Sputnik I and II orbiting Earth.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult Russian male specialist moving the cone of Sputnik 3 (Sputnik III) on a wheeled platform. Two adult Russian men pulling off circular hatch at the base of the cone.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
First three Soviet spacecrafts sent to the Moon: Luna 1, Luna 2 and Luna 3. VS of Luna 1. VS of Luna 2. VS of spherical Soviet emblem with repeated inscription of the "CCCP January 1959". VS of Luna 3.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Animation of Luna 3 orbiting moon. Still photos of the dark side of the moon. Adult Russian male scientists in working on Vostok space capsule; adult Russian male engineers working at control panel in FG. Adult Russian male scientist wearing lab coat, crouching next to Vostok component with exposed wiring.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult male Russian airmen touring the Vostok carrier rocket in hangar. Adult male Russian cosmonauts in training, seated around classroom table, being instructed by two adult Russian male scientists standing in front of a piece of space equipment. Yuri Gagarin seated with fellow cosmonauts, inspecting a piece of metal equipment. Gagarin speaking. Adult Russian male cosmonaut pointing to a metal part in his hand and speaking.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult male Russian scientists preparing and constructing space exploration equipment and capsules for the manned space flight. Adult male Russian scientist testing folding panels on a conical piece of space equipment; adult Russian male scientist working on project in BG. VS of adult Russian male scientists twisting, inserting, and screwing in parts to various pieces of space equipment. Large sphere being lowered into place; adult Russian male scientists guiding the placement.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Three adult male Russian scientists in snowy field where test capsule landed, inspecting billowing parachute. Men recover test dummy from the fifth space ship satellite from the snowy ground. One of the men opens the visor of the crashed test dummy. They place a dark cover over the space capsule. Various catapult chairs are tested; vertically from a tower, and horizontally on the ground. Small explosion from a tower, parachute deploys. Multiple parachutes deploy in the air. MiG fighter jets, mid-air ejection and parachute deployment. Double parachute deployed from plane overhead. Closer look at the MiG mid-air seat ejection. Adult Russian male cosmonaut parachuting into the water. Space flight suits tested in controlled water conditions. Adult Russian male administering space flight suit water test. Adult Russian male cosmonaut wearing space suit underwater, he is dragged through the pool by a machine. Adult Russian woman observing the test.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
G-force testing; Adult Russian male cosmonauts seated and strapped into a pod, spun in repeated circles on centrifuge. Two cosmonauts maintaining composure during testing; EKG machine taking readings. Two adult Russian men assist cosmonaut entering Vostok I space capsule. Gagarin seated inside space capsule.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult Russian male commanding officers of the Soviet Air Force gathered together; one officer announces Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin will be first space cosmonaut and Gherman Titov as the back-up; both men stand as their names are called. Adult Caucasian male hand writing "Gagarin" in Cyrillic on a piece of paper with a red pen. Gagarin pledges himself to the task to a roomful of his superiors. Gagarin sits down to applause.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
VS of adult Russian male scientists assembling components of the Vostok rocket in hanger. Gantry arms open on the launch pad. Vostok carrier rocket is wheeled out onto the pad, laying horizontal exposing five boosters; four adult Russian engineers accompany rocket. Vostok rocket is gradually erected onto the launch pad; gantry arms begin to close around the rocket, securing it.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult Russian male scientist gives cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin an object for him to place in his breast pocket. Man helping Gagarin with his space suit; Gagarin smiles. Gagarin gets up and walks away. Gagarin and Gherman Titov get on bus to launch pad, accompanied by other adult Russian male assistants attending to the cosmonauts. Adult Russian male bus driver. Adult Russian male Air Force officer feeds a piece of food into Gagarin's mouth. Titov putting his helmet and space suit on. Gagarin smiling, chewing, and talking; Titov surrounded by three adult Russian male Air Force officers in BG. Gagarin getting off bus, says goodbye to group of adult Caucasian male officers. Gagarin ascends the steps to an elevator; Gagarin with two adult Russian men waving once more to the crowd at the base of the steps before getting in the elevator. Base of Vostok rocket. POV from elevator going up to the capsule. Ground shot of elevator ascending. Base of Vostok rocket.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Yuri Gagarin seated in Vostok space capsule talking with adult Russian man wearing white lab coat bent over in tight compartment. Adult Russian man speaking through radio hand microphone, establishing communication. Adult Russian man looking through periscope, announcing countdown. Adult Russian man communicating through radio. Adult Russian male control room technicians preparing for launch. Adult Russian male radio operator. Room of adult Russian male radio and control board operators. Engines ignite and shoot out flames. Operator speaking into radio microphone. Adult Russian man sitting at the radio. VS of Vostok I lifting off. Adult Russian male engineer adjusting dial on control board.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Television feed images of Yuri Gagarin in Vostok I capsule while in orbit. Animation of capsule floating in space. TV images of Gagarin in space capsule. Animation of capsule floating in space. Cloudy skies. VS of Vostok I after landing back on earth. Adult Russian men walking to the landing site; helicopter landing in BG. Two adult Russian men picking up parachute. Gagarin, recovering after flight, speaking with two adult Russian male officials; one man wearing Russian Air Force uniform.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Soviet newspaper headlines after the successful space mission; images of Vladimir Lenin and Yuri Gagarin. Soviet state and Communist Party declares Soviet space exploration is a benefit not only for its people, but for all mankind in pursuit of progress, happiness and welfare of people on Earth.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
VS of crowds of adult Russian men and women gathered en masse to cheer on Yuri Gagarin's achievement. Animation of spinning globe with "Gagarin" appearing in different foreign languages. Gagarin on international tour; rear POV looking at car with Gagarin standing in the back; men and women lining the street, cheering. Group of adult Caucasian women clapping and waving. Gagarin reading prepared remarks. Adult Caucasian men and women gathered en masse in celebration. Gagarin appearing on a balcony with Soviet bunting, waving and clapping. Adult Caucasian man clapping, gathered with other adult Caucasian men and women. Gagarin, dressed in his Air Force uniform, sitting in the back of a car, waving; middle-aged adult Caucasian man seated next to him.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Cosmonaut Gherman Titov preparing for the second manned space mission in Vostok II space capsule; adjusting, calibrating piece of equipment, speaking into skullcap microphone. Adult Russian man wearing headset, speaking into radio transmitter. Titov wearing space flight suit sitting in capsule. Adult Russian male engineers working in control room; global and Soviet map on screen. Titov appears on multiple small television screens in front of an adult Russian male operator adjusting dial on TV. Animation of Vistok II orbiting around the earth. Titov leaning against billowed parachute, after landing back on earth. Titov taking off gloves, undoing spacesuit. Two adult Russian men inspecting capsule, one climbs into capsule.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Russian men and women of all ages running and biking across a field. Gherman Titov exiting automobile holding a bouquet of flowers; two adult Russian male Air Force officers assist him, against the throng of adult Russian men and women surrounding the car. Titov's name appearing in foreign language text in front of animated spinning globe. Overview of a crowd amassed to cheer on Titov's achievement. Titov, wearing his Air Force uniform, speaking. Young adult African men cheering. Titov walking, clapping, and waving his arms in the air, surrounded by adult Asian men. Street in New York City, shrouded in fog. Titov speaking at Conference of the International Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Research (COSPAR) in Soviet Embassy; audience of adult men and women of various races listening. Titov and John Glenn side by side; Titov speaking at Lincoln Memorial; adult Caucasian men in BG. Titov speaking to Asian male and female audience; overview of audience attending the celebration.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Adult Russian male scientist observing test being administered by an adult Russian female assistance at control panel. VS of adult Russian male potential cosmonauts being subjected to flashing color lights; lights flashing and male scientist watching through a small opening in the door. Male scientist signaling to the woman to end the test. Male cosmonaut smiles as the lights stop flashing. Another adult Russian male cosmonaut is spun on three different planes in a giant metal capsule centrifuge. Another adult Russian male cosmonaut sweating in heat chamber; using a cloth to wipe his brow and smiling. Another adult Russian male cosmonaut sits in a vibrating chair, different light patterns are shown to him. Adult Russian male cosmonaut in a space suit experiences weightlessness in an airplane fuselage; adult Russian male pilot in cockpit. Gherman Titov and Andriyan Nikolayev speaking with one another, Titov imparting advice; Titov wearing Air Force uniform, Nikolayev in space suit.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
VS of Earth from space; intercut with television feed of cosmonauts Pavel Popovich and Andriyan Nikolayev seated in space capsules. Vostok 3 and Vostok 4; objects floating around their space capsules.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
African and Russian adult men in FG of a Red Square rally; celebrating the mission of cosmonauts Pavel Popovich and Andriyan Nikolayev. VS of other celebrations with adult Russian men and women cheering and holding up pictures of the two cosmonauts. Nikolayev exiting Vostok 3 space capsule; three adult Russian men helping him out, one wearing an Air Force uniform. VS of adult Russian males and females of ages at Red Square celebration; Yuri Gagarin, Gherman Titov, Pavel Popovich & Andriyan Nikolayev standing together on the balcony overlooking Red Square, wearing Air Force uniforms.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Telegraph ticker tape printing out message in Cyrillic. Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky preparing for space flight; speaking to an adult Russian male holding a microphone out to him. Vostok 5 sitting on launch pad. Countdown number flashes. Bykovsky shaking hands together in the air, he enters elevator. Russian adult men and women mapping out orbit. B/W television feed of Bykovsky in space orbit. Adult Russian men and women working at long table; model globe in FG, map of Soviet Union in BG. Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova getting off bus, assisted by two adult Russian male Air Force escorts. Tereshkova ascends steps to rocket on launching pad; adult Russian men taking pictures and filming her. Tereshkova waves both arms in the air, before getting into the elevator. B/W television feed of Bykovsky in orbit; camera floating in FG.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Soviet newspapers printing headlines about this historic Vostok 6 mission and Valentina Tereshkova. Adult Russian male newspaper vendor selling newspapers to eager adult Russian men. Animation of the Vostok 5 and 6 in orbit over the Earth. Tall communications tower. Adult Russian male and female family members sitting in front of a television, watching. Middle-aged adult Russian woman, knitting, watching TV. B/W BBC Television News on screen with a picture of Tereshkova's face. Woman sits up in her chair. B/W television feed of Tereshkova in orbit. French newspaper headline congratulating Tereshkova as the first female in space. Adult Caucasian males and one female reading the newspaper on the hood of a car; the men talking among themselves. Night in downtown Tokyo, Japan; neon ticker screen in Tokyo. Two adult Japanese men on the street reading scrolling news. Japanese newspapers featuring Tereshkova. Three adult Japanese male operators working in audio room.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, happy, sitting and speaking with another adult Russian female in front of Vostok 6 space capsule; adult Russian men and women looking on in BG. Cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky talking on the telephone. Adult Russian man and Tereshkova filling out paperwork, registering for the unprecedented space flight. Tereshkova descending from airplane staircase; adult Russian male Air Force officers in BG, both hugging each other, bouquets of flowers in their hands. VS of Tereshkova and Bykovsky walking, talking together; adult Russian men and women watch them pass by; adult Russian men taking photos of the two cosmonauts.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
MiG jet fighter in flight. Pilot Vladimir Komarov trying to eat snack food. Members of the first crew mission to space, Voskhod 1: Boris Yegorov, Konstantin Feoktistov and Vladimir Komarov all strapped into seats with skull caps and microphones. Cosmonauts training together in capsule. Konstantin Feoktistov writing on chalkboard and lecturing fellow cosmonauts in classroom, Yegorov and Komarov.
1957 To 1967: Decade Of The Space Age
Interior of Voskhod 1. Crew of Voskhod 1: Boris Yegorov, Konstantin Feoktistov, and Vladimir Komarov, exiting bus; adult Russian male Air Force officers in BG. VS of crew members giving hugs and kisses to fellow adult Russian male Air Force comrades. Crew climbing stairs to elevator. Adult Russian male Air Force comrades waving. Crew waving from high atop the platform. Two adult Russian male operators stationed at control board. Countdown number appears. Adult Russian men inside mission control. Engines fire.