

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 mission audio and a new musical score by composer Philip Sheppard.
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First Orbit
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Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 12, 2011
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
60%
Original Title
First Orbit
Director
Christopher Riley
Description
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 mission audio and a new musical score by composer Philip Sheppard.