About the meeting of the heroic cosmonauts V. Tereshkova and V. Bykovsky.
On June 22, 1963, Moscow solemnly welcomed Soviet cosmonauts Valery Bykovsky and Valentina Tereshkova.
Pre-flight training of the USSR pilot-cosmonauts V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova in special chambers, on simulators; parachute jumps, training in the gym. V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova in space suits before the launch. Meeting of pilot-cosmonauts V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova after the completion of space flights on the spacecrafts "Vostok-5" and "Vostok-6" at the Vnukovo airfield, Red Square. V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova report to N. S. Khrushchev on the fulfillment of the task. Rally of representatives of the workers of Moscow on Red Square. Speeches by V. Bykovsky, V. Tereshkova, N. S. Khrushchev (synchronously) from the rostrum of the Lenin Mausoleum. USSR pilot-cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin is present. Demonstration of workers on Red Square. A formal reception at the Grand Kremlin Palace. L. I. Brezhnev presents V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova with government awards: the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star of the Heroes of the Soviet Union medals. Those present congratulate the cosmonauts on their awards.
Red Square with people (from the top).
On the Mausoleum tribune are cosmonauts V. Tereshkova and V. Bykovsky. V. Bykovsky, preparing for an unprecedentedly long space flight, undergoes tests and hardening in special chambers and on special exercise machines, plays sports (weightlifting, trampoline).
The seashore. V. Bykovsky swims, comes out of the water (with a mask and snorkel for scuba diving).
On the shore, cosmonauts A. Nikolaev, P. Popovich, V. Bykovsky are drawing something on a stone, talking - Wed, kr.
A boat departs from the shore, in which Valentina Tereshkova is sitting with her friends (in bathing suits) - general (from the top).
Valentina is rowing - kr. V. Tereshkova lands with a parachute, she is dressed in a bright orange cosmonaut suit.
Valery Bykovsky awaiting launch (in the Vostok-5 spacecraft).
Part of the Kremlin wall and a dome with flags – cf.
People listening to the radio in the street; they are broadcasting a report on V. Bykovsky’s flight – kr.
Television announcers – cf.
Black-and-white image of V. Bykovsky (broadcast from space).
A hand tuning a radio receiver – kr.
A family at the receiver.
Black-and-white image of V. Tereshkova (broadcast from space).
At the Vnukovo airfield, Muscovites and leaders of the party and government await new space heroes. N. S. Khrushchev greets the cosmonauts’ families.
The Il-18 plane with the cosmonauts on board flies by. V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova exit the plane and walk along the red carpet to the podium, where they report on the successful completion of the space flight (synchronously). N. S. Khrushchev and other leaders of the party and the Soviet government greet the heroic cosmonauts.
The cosmonauts embrace their families and friends.
Muscovites gathered at the airfield greet the heroes.
Cars with the cosmonauts, their families, and leaders of the party and government drive along the streets of Moscow, heading to Red Square.
Muscovites greet the cosmonauts along the entire route.
A rally on Red Square.
Cosmonauts V. Bykovsky, V. Tereshkova, and party and government leaders N. Khrushchev, L. Brezhnev, A. Mikoyan, and M. Suslov exit the Lenin Mausoleum and ascend the tribune. N. Khrushchev, V. Bykovsky, and V. Tereshkova stand hand in hand; pioneers present them with flowers.
Muscovites and foreign guests greet the cosmonauts.
Speeches are given by: V. Bykovsky, V. Tereshkova, N. Khrushchev (synchronously) – Wed, Cm.
The people in the square applaud.
Demonstrators pass by.
Cosmonauts Yu.
Gagarin, G. Titov, A. Nikolaev, and P. Popovich are on the tribune of the Mausoleum.
A formal reception in the Grand Kremlin Palace. L. I. Brezhnev reads out the decree on awarding V. Bykovsky and V. Tereshkova with the Order of Lenin and gold medals of Heroes of the Soviet Union and presents them with the awards.
Those present congratulate the cosmonauts.
Cartoon: fireworks flash against the background of the monument to V. I. Lenin.