Early space travel in the 1950's and 1960's

Yuri Gagarin. He talks to Russian premier Khrushchev from the rocket capsule. Launch of rocket.

Another astronaut in a capsule, seen on a television monitor; he too talks to Khrushchev.

Take off of rocket from Florida. A part is jettisoned, filmed from rocket. Saturn rocket, President Lyndon Johnson watches.

Montage of other rocket launches.

Cape Kennedy, a rocket explodes on the launch pad. Test flight. Animated reconstruction of making repairs in space.

Man on aerotrim gyroscope. Close ups of the moon from Ranger 2.