Ready for takeoff (1975)

Movie №38763, 2 parts, Duration: 0:19:11
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A story about preparations for a joint flight of Soviet and American cosmonauts under the Soyuz-Apollo program.

Reel №1 Ready for takeoff

Star City Hotel.

Hotel room.

The crew of American astronauts arrived at the hotel.

A friendly dinner.

Training of Soviet and American cosmonauts: A. A. Leonov, V. N. Kubasov, A. V. Filipchenko, N. N. Rukavishnikov, T. Stafford, V. Brand, D. Slayton before the flight under the Soyuz-Apollo program (synchronously).

Soyuz spacecraft simulator (T. Stafford and A. Leonov).

Spacecraft flight control center; Pilot-cosmonaut A. Eliseev introduces the American astronauts to the control center.

Correspondents interview the cosmonauts.

Press conference.

Baikonur Cosmodrome (shot from a helicopter).

The cosmonauts arrive at the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

American astronauts at the obelisk in honor of the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite.

Launch pad.

Keywords

Public holidays, USA, Scientific connections, Cosmonautics, Media

Calendar:

1975

Shooting locations:

Moscow region Kazakhstan

Chronicle Subjects:

Space

Reel №2

Assembly and Test Facility.

Inspection of the Soyuz spacecraft.

Joint assessment of the spacecraft's readiness for flight.

Inspection of the cosmonauts' flight seats and spacesuits.

Kazakh yurts near the hotel.

Reception of guests in accordance with an ancient Kazakh ritual.

Flight to Moscow.

Press conference of Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts upon their return from Baikonur to Moscow.

Pilot-cosmonaut A. Leonov (synchronously). T. Stafford (synchronously).

American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts at the May Day demonstration on Red Square. L. Brezhnev and A. Kosygin on the Mausoleum tribune.

Pilot-cosmonauts A. Eliseev and V. Sevastyanov.

A workers' demonstration takes place on Red Square.

Shooting locations:

Kazakhstan Moscow

Seasons:

Spring

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