Space Race

Space Race DVD cover

Docudrama (2005)

Starring:

Richard Dillane (Wernher von Braun)
Steve Nicolson (Sergei Korolev)
John Warnaby (Vasily Mishin)
Ravil Isyanov (Valentin Glushko)
Vitalie Ursu (Yuri Gagarin)
Todd Boyce (Alan Shepard)

Space Race is a BBC docudrama chronicling the major events from World War 2 up to the first manned moon landing. It focuses on Sergei Korolev, the Soviet chief rocket designer, and Wernher von Braun, his American counterpart. The series uses a combination of archive, reconstructed and CGI footage.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the USAF.

Ilyushin Il-14

Ilyushin Il-14.

Ilyushin Il-18

Archive footage of Yuri Gagarin disembarking an Ilyushin Il-18 as he arrives in Moscow after his historic space flight.

Sikorsky S-55

Archive footage of an Sikorsky S-55 filming the crowds that have gathered to watch the Apollo 11 launch.

Sikorsky H-34

A US Navy Sikorsky H-34 recovering a Mercury capsule.

Boeing KC-135

Boeing KC-135 of the USAF used in a reconstuction scene were Yuri Gagarin arrives in Moscow.

Archive footage of a Boeing KC-135 of the USAF used by NASA in the 60's for weightless training flights.

Convair F-106 Delta Dart

A model aircraft on Von Braun's desk that represents a Convair F-106 Delta Dart.

Korolev Vostok 3KA

CGI Korolev Vostok 3KA spacecraft in orbit on Yuri Gagarin's spaceflight.

Korolev Voskhod

Archive footage of Alexey Leonov leaving the airlock attached to his Korolev Voskhod.

Korolev Soyuz 7K-OK

CGI Korolev Soyuz 7K-OK on the ill-fated Soyuz 1 mission with only one photovoltaic panel deployed.

McDonnell Mercury Spacecraft

McDonnell Mercury Spacecraft aboard the Redstone launch lehicle.

McDonnell Mercury Spacecraft at altitude aboard the Redstone launch lehicle.

McDonnell Gemini Spacecraft

McDonnell Gemini Spacecraft.

McDonnell Gemini Spacecraft.

McDonnell Gemini Spacecraft aboard a Titan II launch vehicle.

North American Apollo Command Module

Archive footage of the Apollo 1 North American Apollo Command Module.

Archive footage of the Apollo 11 North American Apollo Command Module being recovered from the Pacific ocean.

Archive footage of a North American Apollo Command Module with service module attached undocking from the LM on the Apollo 11 mission.

Grumman Lunar Module

Same footage in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Archive footage of the Grumman Lunar Module (LM-5 Eagle) leaving the CSM and decending to the Moon's surface.

Rockwell Space Shuttle

A view from inside the Rockwell Space Shuttle looking out the front left windows in the cockpit.

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See also

• Space Race at IMDb
• Space Race at Wikipedia