Red Moon

A propaganda film from 1957 detailing USSR’s experiments with satellites as it stood on the cusp of space exploration.

A propaganda film from 1957 detailing USSR’s experiments with satellites as it stood on the cusp of space exploration. Reporting on the progress of the Sputnik satellites, the film also shows the results of a test flight for the dog Damka, who would go on to become one of the first dogs in space.