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Horizon Special: Red Star In Orbit: 1: The Invisible Spaceman

on BBC Two England

Another chance to see this three-part series on the untold story of the Soviet space programme in which, for the first time, cosmonauts and engineers reveal the real successes and failures that made the space age possible.

The extraordinary story of the man who created a mighty rocket empire which gave the Soviet Union its spectacular lead in the space race. Known only by the mysterious title 'chief designer', not until after his death was the name of Sergei Korolev revealed. Yet he took the technologically backward Soviet Union and led it into space.

A Windfall Films and Filmcentre production for BBCtv
Transcript: for a combined transcript of all three programmes send cheque for £3.50, payable to BSS, to [address removed]
Picture Story: page 46

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