Russia

Scientists and Bykovsky anxiously await launch as the clock counts down…

Valentina sitting in a square in Moscow during her free time. Training…

Bykovsky is seen on the scientists’ monitors. Crowds observe the…

Valentina at the chalkboard being taught calculus. She is subjected to…

Valentina on her journey to the ship. She proudly walks to the lift as…

Valentina and Bykovsky exiting the heating chamber and being weighed.…

The countdown continues and Valentina takes off. The launch is seen as…

Valentina and the other trainees taking a break near the water, having…

Many people buy and read newspapers about the launch. A helicopter…

Valentina spends more lonely time in the chamber. She is then seen…

Soviet scientists explain that everything is fine with the astronauts.…

The astronaut trainees are seen dining together at the cosmodrome. They…