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-18V

Yuri Gagarin's arrival at Moscow aboard Ilyushin Il-18V CCCP-75711 (c/n 189001802).
Same shot in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Archive footage of Yuri Gagarin disembarking an Ilyushin Il-18 as he arrives in Moscow after his historic space flight.Reg.CCCP-75711 Ilyushin Il-18V of Aeroflot.

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 Stratotanker

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.

OKB-1 Vostok 3KA

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

CGI OKB-1 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.

Chrysler Mercury Redstone

McDonnell Mercury Capsule aboard the Redstone launch lehicle.

McDonnell Mercury Capsule at altitude aboard the Redstone launch lehicle.

McDonnell Gemini Capsule

A view of the Gemini 7 capsule from the Gemini 6A capsule during the first manned space rendezvous. Same aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.