People and Space
At the entrance to science, as at the entrance to hell, the demand must be made: Qui si convien lasciare ogni sospetto; Ogni viltà convien che qui sia morta.
1968 · 51m Documentary
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On the achievements of Soviet science and technology in the field of space exploration.
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