"The first orbit» (First Orbit) - a retrospective of Yuri Gagarin Bashny.Net

As you know, yesterday the world marked the 50th anniversary of the first manned flight into space. The film, which is called the "first orbit» (First Orbit), created by Christopher Riley - known director from the UK.





Due to the fact that the video of the first flight of Yuri Gagarin was not carried out, the filmmakers had to resort to using the ISS astronauts. Installed at the station module "Dome" fully restored mission "Vostok-1", given the trajectory of its flight. However, it turned out not once, but by "gluing" a large number of pieces, as the ISS is not more than once a month left on that same path and at the same angle. In addition to the retrospective, the film contains real footage of the distant 1961, as well as a soundtrack ether during the flight. The sound was connected with the music composer Philip Sheppard.