The State of Weightlessness
General Information
- Original Title
- Stan Niewazkosci
- Author/Creator
- Drygas, Maciej, director.
- Language
- Russian.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Poland : Logos ; Canal +, 1994.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (57 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_10000127
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Previously classified archival footage chronicling the Soviet space program: questions about life in space that official reports did not address. In the same year that we saw the first Russian-U.S. space mission go into orbit, symbolically marking the end of the Cold War's final frontier, filmmaker Drygas takes us behind the scenes of the Soviet/Russian space program. Combining interviews with Russian cosmonauts with never before seen archival footage of the early Soviet space program, "The State of Weightlessness" explores our place in the universe. Cosmonauts ranging from Herman Titov, who in 1961 became the second man in space, to Valeri Polakov, who spent 241 days in orbit in 1988, reveal facts that were previously suppressed about the life of astronauts before, during, and after missions. These men also divulge the equally carefully hidden dark side of the space program: the enormous fear of death as they left and returned to Earth, and the rigorous medical and psychological experiments that left many maimed for life.
Subjects
- Subject
- Poland
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The State of Weightlessness
- Note
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
- Duration: 00:57:00
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0917a | Available | - | |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0917a (HU_OSA_10000127.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |