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First Orbit

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.