First Man In Space (1961)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. First Man In Space - Russia / Soviet Union. Various shots as Yuri Gagarin makes his way to launching pad via a transfer coach prior to his epic space flight. He leaves coach and is taken up to rocket in an odd lift-style contraption. Then we see him getting settled into his capsule. LS of the Russian rocket blasting off. Cataloguer’s note: wow! FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on