Episode
NOVA: The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman
Overview
In the first program of a three-part miniseries on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the earth and other early Russian triumphs in space.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1991-02-26
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman is Episode 6 in Season 18 of NOVA. It aired on 1991-02-26. The runtime is 55 min.
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