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Offline MikeHz

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Russian space program documentaries
« on: Mar 29, 2012, 04:09:57 PM »
I've seen countless movies and documentaries about the US space program's history, but have never seen much regarding the Russian counterpart. Does anyone know of any good documentaries about the Russian space program?
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #1 on: Mar 29, 2012, 04:27:32 PM »
Packing for Mars (it is a book) has some great stories in it on the Russian SP. 

If you have not read it already.
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #2 on: Mar 29, 2012, 05:10:28 PM »
Quote from: David E. on Mar 29, 2012, 04:27:32 PM
Packing for Mars (it is a book) has some great stories in it on the Russian SP. 

If you have not read it already.

Read it; liked it. But, I'm looking for something with visuals.
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #3 on: Mar 29, 2012, 06:26:30 PM »
There is a bit of USSR stuff in the BBC series "the planets".

Including interviews with USSR's KLunar and Venus scientists, plus a decent amount of archive footage.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283775/
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #4 on: Mar 29, 2012, 06:44:15 PM »
Red Star in Orbit based on the book of the same name by James Oberg, pretty much the non-spy agency authority on the Soviet space program:

Red Star in Orbit 1. The invisible spaceman 1of4.avi
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #5 on: Mar 29, 2012, 07:19:06 PM »
Bryan Burrough's book "Dragonfly" is about the Shuttle-Mir program.  It has some interesting insights into the Russian space program during the 90s, but it's not really about the space race.  By the time the Americans got to Mir, most of the innovation and intrigue of the Russian space program was finished.
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Re: Russian space program documentaries
« Reply #6 on: Mar 29, 2012, 08:52:47 PM »
Quote from: Chew on Mar 29, 2012, 06:44:15 PM
Red Star in Orbit based on the book of the same name by James Oberg, pretty much the non-spy agency authority on the Soviet space program:

Red Star in Orbit 1. The invisible spaceman 1of4.avi


Thanks. Just what I was looking for. I actually read this book some time ago.
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