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  2. First Man into Space - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft seen in First Man into Space included stock footage of the takeoff and launch of the Bell X-1A from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress mother ship. A Redstone rocket launch was also featured. [7] Edwards, who played pilot Dan Prescott and the space creature, needed his dialogue synched in post-production. The costume that he wore, a faux ...

  3. Vladimir Ilyushin - Wikipedia

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    The 1999 film The Cosmonaut Cover-Up takes the position that Ilyushin was the first man in space and discusses the alleged cover-up in detail. They claim, "According to recently declassified documents, Ilyushin was placed in a capsule named Rossiya, and the secret flight took place in the early hours of the morning, on Friday April 7th 1961".

  4. The Man from the First Century - Wikipedia

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    Man in Outer Space AKA The Man from the First Century (Czech: Muž z prvního století) is a 1962 Czechoslovak science fiction comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

  5. Man in Space - Wikipedia

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    "Man in Space" is an episode of the American television series Disneyland which originally aired March 9, 1955 on ABC. [1] It was directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball . This Disneyland episode (set in Tomorrowland ), was narrated partly by Kimball and also by such scientists Willy Ley , [ 2 ] Heinz Haber , [ 2 ] and Wernher von Braun , [ 2 ...

  6. Robinson Crusoe on Mars - Wikipedia

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    Commander Christopher "Kit" Draper, USN, and Colonel Dan McReady, USAF, reach the red planet in their spaceship, Mars Gravity Probe 1.They are forced to use up their remaining fuel in order to avoid an imminent collision with a large orbiting meteoroid; they descend in one-man lifeboat pods, becoming the first humans on Mars, but are separated.

  7. Approaching the Unknown - Wikipedia

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    Approaching the Unknown is a 2016 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg in his feature debut. It stars Mark Strong in the lead role of Captain William Stanaforth, the first person on a lone mission to Mars. Luke Wilson and Sanaa Lathan are also featured in supporting roles.

  8. Force of Life - Wikipedia

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    The man soon manifests an uncontrollable ability to absorb heat. As the Alphans struggle to understand this mysterious force, Zoref's need becomes insatiable. Driven by instinct, he freezes Mark Dominix, Hilary Preston and the security guard dead until he makes his way to the greatest source of heat on Alpha— one of its Nuclear Generating Plants.

  9. Gagarin: First in Space - Wikipedia

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    First man In Space (Russian: Гагарин. Первый в космосе ) is a 2013 Russian docudrama biopic about the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin , and the 1961 mission of Vostok 1 . It was released by Central Partnership theatrically in Russia on June 6, 2013, and in the United Kingdom on DVD on June 23, 2014 by Entertainment One .