# “ OPENING THE ERA OF OUTER SPACE ” 1950s EARLY SPACE RACE FOOTAGE SOVIET SPUTNIK SATELLITE 72922A

This film features highlights of the early era of the Soviet space program and presents the launching of Sputnik and Laika. This satellite launching set of the start of the US vs USSR space race. The film focuses on the launching of Sputnik and Laika; the canine astronaut. Sputnik was the first artificial earth satellite to be prolled into space. This launching lead to an acceleration in technological advances around the globe. It took off on October 4th, 1957 in an elliptical low earth orbit from site no 1/5 at the 5th Tyuratam range in Kazakh. The silver sphere was 58 cm equipped with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Sputnik would provide scientists with valuable information about the ionosphere and the density of upper atmosphere. Transmissions received from Sputnik were monitored by amateur radio operations around the world. After 3 months in orbit, Sputnik burned up on January 4th, 1958. The title screen opens the film (:13). Images of clippings from Moscow papers report the start of the space race (:15). US headlines read Russia sends a "manmade moon" into orbit (:18). An animation details the launching of Sputnik (:39). Images from actual Soviet films (:49) show the facilities required to launch and track the silver satellite (1:09). The narrator notes a scientist stands buried in the center screen amid equipment. Another animation shows Sputnik’s orbit (1:14). It circled the globe once every 96 minutes. Images of the marble moon follow (1:40).…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Space, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/72922ATheWorldInTheCamera)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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