Reference point. (1983)

View of an ancient bas-relief, a portrait of a scientist, a map of Columbus ' travels.

Illustrations and photographs of scientific and technological progress, the use of steam, the birth of aviation, the mastery of atomic energy.

Launch of the spacecraft.

Newsreel 1957: the world's first artificial satellite in space.

View of the night sky.

Cosmonaut G. M. Grechko talks about his participation in the creation of the first satellite, about Sergei Korolev (synchronously).

View of a part of the earth's surface from space.

Portrait of S. P. Korolev.

Photos of jet planes and missiles created by Korolev in the course of his design activities.

Satellite images in space.

A picture depicting a spaceship.

Photo of the Belka and Strelka cosmonaut dogs.

Space-themed paintings.

Newsreel of 1961: Korolev sees off Yuri Gagarin on the first space flight on April 12, 1961.

Launch of the Vostok-1 spacecraft, view of the cosmodrome (top).

Cosmonaut A. A. Leonov in open space on March 18, 1965.

Photo of an American astronaut on the surface of the moon.

View of the Earth's surface from space.

Scientist Valery Barsukov goes to work at the Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry.

A sign with the name of the institute.

Barsukov talks about the study of samples of lunar soil, first delivered to Earth (synchronously), the staff of the Institute at work.

Meteorologists process data obtained from an artificial satellite.

Determination of mineral deposits from images taken from space.

The sign of the International Center for Scientific and Technical Information.

Processing of information received from satellites with the help of computers.

The scheme of providing information to different countries.

Employees of the Center at work, data on the monitor screens.

Antennas that pick up signals.

Photo of a shipwreck.

Texts of newspaper articles about the reception of distress signals by satellites.

Diagram of the international satellite rescue system.

Employees of the Center process information using computer technology.

Docking of one of the Soviet orbital complexes.

An astronaut conducts work in outer space.

Astronauts conduct research on board the ship.

International space crews at work on the Intercosmos program.

Mongolian cosmonaut Zh.

Gurragcha on board the ship.

Members of the Soviet-French space crew sign on board the lander after landing.

Preparation for the flights of new international crews, training on the water.

Paintings on the theme of space flights and lunar exploration.

The astronauts are heading for the spaceship.

The space station is in orbit.

Paintings on the theme of space flights.