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202120 minGdocumentary

Space Exploration

Kosberg Worked

202120 minGdocumentary

April 12, 1961, marked the day the Gagarin spacecraft entered orbit, thanks to the engineers at the Voronezh design bureau led by Semyon Kosberg.

Space Exploration

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Maxim Ishchenko

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April 12, 1961, marked the day the Gagarin spacecraft entered orbit, thanks to the engineers at the Voronezh design bureau led by Semyon Kosberg.

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Maxim Ishchenkodirector

Semyon Kosbergcast

Viktor Skachilovcast

Synopsis

Viktor Skachilov recalls his time in the Voronezh design bureau, where he and Semyon Kosberg engineered the third stage of the rocket engine for Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight on April 12, 1961. The film features interviews, archival photos, and animation to depict the contributions of engineers who worked behind the scenes in the early days of space exploration.

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