Tag: Yuri Gagarin

  • First Orbit: Commemmorating 50 Years of Spaceflight

    First Orbit: Commemmorating 50 Years of Spaceflight

    In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit around the earth, documentarian Christopher Riley gives us this film: First Orbit. A real time recreation of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering first orbit, shot entirely in space from on board the International Space Station. The film combines this new footage with Gagarin’s original…