Screening of 'First Orbit' - Yuri Gagarin's first views in HD

First Orbit is a new film which charts a single orbit of the Earth, as witnessed by Yuri Gagarin 50 years ago. It was filmed in a collaboration with the European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli on board the International Space Station, by matching the orbit of the ISS to the original ground path and time of day of the Vostok 1 flight. The film combines these new HD views of the Earth with Gagarin’s original mission audio and a new music score from the composer Philip Sheppard. The film premiered around the world on the 12th April and has so far been watched by around 3 million people. Join the film’s producer/director Dr Christopher Riley to find out how this unique orbital epic was made.

More information on the BIS website:

http://www.bis-space.com/2011/04/28/1933/first-orbit-2

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