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Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race

7.420141h 30mMovieDocumentary

When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon in 1969, America went down in popular history as the winner of the space race. But that history is bunk. The real pioneers of space exploration were the Soviet cosmonauts. This remarkable…

DirectorMichael Lachmann
WriterMichael Lachmann
ProducerJonathan Renouf

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Cast · Directed by Michael Lachmann

PMPaul McGann
Paul McGann
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