1 00:00:12,888 --> 00:00:16,308 Status report to General Konstantin Filonov Lubyanka. 2 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:21,372 Per orders of the second directorate, the focus of the space program 3 00:00:21,396 --> 00:00:23,815 has been limited to the orbit of Earth. 4 00:00:24,316 --> 00:00:29,047 This follows restrictions placed on Star City after the tragic deaths 5 00:00:29,071 --> 00:00:33,242 of the three cosmonauts in a training accident last summer. 6 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:39,432 The intelligence being gathered by new space station Salyut-1, 7 00:00:39,456 --> 00:00:43,627 under the cover of scientific research, has proved invaluable. 8 00:00:48,423 --> 00:00:51,486 Western military installations previously inaccessible 9 00:00:51,510 --> 00:00:54,847 to aerial surveillance are now fully monitored. 10 00:00:56,932 --> 00:01:01,079 Salyut's ability to observe ICBM silos, air defenses 11 00:01:01,103 --> 00:01:05,941 and strategic nuclear capabilities has become invaluable to the state. 12 00:01:09,194 --> 00:01:10,713 This surveillance will proceed 13 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,882 as long as the program continues to receive 14 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:15,659 the support of General Secretary Brezhnev. 15 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:21,123 And with the direct supervision and guidance of the Chief Designer. 16 00:01:24,251 --> 00:01:26,146 The intelligence reports he requested. 17 00:01:26,170 --> 00:01:27,546 He's expecting you. 18 00:01:30,591 --> 00:01:33,278 The latest on the Salyut surveillance program. 19 00:01:33,302 --> 00:01:34,845 Thank you, Comrade Colonel. 20 00:01:49,151 --> 00:01:50,194 That'll be all. 21 00:02:03,624 --> 00:02:06,210 CHIEF DESIGNER RADIMIR SERGEEVICH PETROVSKY 22 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:13,504 Nikulov. 23 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:18,026 Baikonur needs the load analysis redone for an extra 100 kilos 24 00:04:18,050 --> 00:04:21,070 on the next Salyut payload by the end of the day. 25 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:23,990 No, I'm already working on the thrust equations 26 00:04:24,014 --> 00:04:25,516 for the new N-1 booster. 27 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:28,519 You'll just have to work late. 28 00:05:09,351 --> 00:05:10,561 It's morning. 29 00:05:23,407 --> 00:05:24,700 Poppa, let me help you. 30 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:34,001 Got the tractor running. 31 00:05:34,501 --> 00:05:36,795 You can start sowing the east field now. 32 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:42,968 You fixed the tractor. You can manage the sowing. 33 00:05:46,513 --> 00:05:49,183 I have the talk at the Farmers' Union, remember? 34 00:05:52,644 --> 00:05:53,896 You shouldn't do that. 35 00:05:54,897 --> 00:05:56,315 You're still in mourning. 36 00:05:57,274 --> 00:05:58,317 Eat now. 37 00:06:15,751 --> 00:06:19,814 The American ambassador to the United Nations, George Bush, 38 00:06:19,838 --> 00:06:22,734 made insulting and false accusations today 39 00:06:22,758 --> 00:06:25,820 regarding the world's first space station, Salyut. 40 00:06:25,844 --> 00:06:27,489 Ambassador Bush claimed 41 00:06:27,513 --> 00:06:31,493 that a Soviet film capsule has been recovered on American soil, 42 00:06:31,517 --> 00:06:34,662 and that it is proof the civilian station is being used 43 00:06:34,686 --> 00:06:38,625 for military intelligence rather than scientific experiments. 44 00:06:38,649 --> 00:06:39,959 The supposed proof 45 00:06:39,983 --> 00:06:43,046 - that Salyut is performing... the US... - Mom, I'm ready. 46 00:06:43,070 --> 00:06:47,616 Has been discredited by Soviet officials and the broader world community. 47 00:06:48,534 --> 00:06:50,386 Remember, you have Olga today after school. 48 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,496 I don't like my piano lessons. 49 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:55,558 You must just keep at it. 50 00:06:55,582 --> 00:06:57,167 We'll find you a better teacher. 51 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:00,480 What about Tanya? 52 00:07:00,504 --> 00:07:02,506 Maybe she'll come back. 53 00:07:05,008 --> 00:07:06,051 She won't. 54 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:18,188 This rassolnik is good. Did you do something different? 55 00:07:18,856 --> 00:07:21,483 I did a few extra pickled cucumbers. 56 00:07:21,984 --> 00:07:23,586 Just a little bit more than usual. 57 00:07:23,610 --> 00:07:26,089 That must be it. Improves the flavor. 58 00:07:26,113 --> 00:07:27,590 Carrots are softer too. 59 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:30,200 Yes. And they were smaller, so they cooked through. 60 00:07:33,579 --> 00:07:36,057 Damn, that window's fogging up again. 61 00:07:36,081 --> 00:07:39,477 I wiped the glass earlier, but it's letting in a draft. 62 00:07:39,501 --> 00:07:40,603 Good morning, Irina. 63 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:42,838 - You said you were gonna fix it. - I did fix it. 64 00:07:45,257 --> 00:07:46,651 I'll look at it again tomorrow. 65 00:07:46,675 --> 00:07:48,010 Always tomorrow. 66 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:53,974 Moscow's furious. 67 00:07:56,185 --> 00:07:59,021 The botched Salyut film drop is all over the news. 68 00:08:00,022 --> 00:08:02,125 And not only have we failed to retrieve our own surveillance, 69 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:04,919 but now the Americans know which assets our cameras are pointed at. 70 00:08:04,943 --> 00:08:07,380 Dropping canisters of film from orbit hardly seems 71 00:08:07,404 --> 00:08:09,048 like the most effective method. 72 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:13,511 As I noted in my report, it requires an engineering solution. 73 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:17,557 And yet engineering has failed to find a reliable method 74 00:08:17,581 --> 00:08:19,225 to transmit the photographs 75 00:08:19,249 --> 00:08:21,853 - directly from the station. - What does that have to do with me? 76 00:08:21,877 --> 00:08:24,713 Last time I checked, Comrade Burkov reported to you. 77 00:08:26,757 --> 00:08:29,343 Well, he's a loyalist to my predecessor. 78 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:34,365 You think he's deliberately withholding a solution? 79 00:08:34,389 --> 00:08:37,351 I think he believes things were better under the previous regime. 80 00:08:38,477 --> 00:08:40,854 So an example needs to be made of him. 81 00:08:41,563 --> 00:08:44,918 I was entrusted by the General Secretary with bringing Star City 82 00:08:44,942 --> 00:08:47,003 back in line after everything that happened on your watch. 83 00:08:47,027 --> 00:08:48,612 My watch? 84 00:08:49,196 --> 00:08:52,217 Well, first Mironov then Venera, now these disloyal engineers. 85 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:53,968 I ended Venera. 86 00:08:53,992 --> 00:08:56,471 I ended Mironov. 87 00:08:56,495 --> 00:08:59,015 And now you need to deal with Comrade Burkov, 88 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:02,459 or more drastic changes to Star City will have to be made. 89 00:09:06,922 --> 00:09:08,274 One more thing. 90 00:09:08,298 --> 00:09:09,383 Yes. 91 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,261 Irina Morozova, how's she doing? 92 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,615 Fine. She's fine. 93 00:09:15,639 --> 00:09:18,910 She made the initial discovery of Valya Mironov's activities, did she not? 94 00:09:18,934 --> 00:09:21,246 Yes, but in her eagerness to impress, 95 00:09:21,270 --> 00:09:23,063 she failed to alert me at the correct time. 96 00:09:24,106 --> 00:09:28,419 She has promise, I grant you, and ambition, but she lacks discipline. 97 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:30,070 So did I, at her age. 98 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:32,531 Look where I am now. 99 00:09:33,824 --> 00:09:34,825 Yes. 100 00:09:35,492 --> 00:09:36,952 Very impressive. 101 00:09:38,954 --> 00:09:43,458 I would encourage you to consider her strengths and not only her weaknesses. 102 00:09:44,334 --> 00:09:47,462 Well, it's my department so I'll run it as I see fit. 103 00:09:48,964 --> 00:09:50,632 It's only a suggestion. 104 00:09:54,553 --> 00:09:56,054 Good day, Comrade Colonel. 105 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,458 Good afternoon. 106 00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:29,838 I am proud to introduce this film to you today, 107 00:10:30,881 --> 00:10:34,134 highlighting the triumph of my journey as a cosmonaut 108 00:10:35,427 --> 00:10:38,055 in the very place that journey began. 109 00:10:38,847 --> 00:10:42,935 The communal farmland of the Rostovskaya Oblast. 110 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:03,223 Deputy Chairman Tarasov, I wasn't expecting to see you here. 111 00:11:03,247 --> 00:11:05,624 Well, I wouldn't dream of missing this. 112 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,490 The daughter of workers. A symbol of our nation. 113 00:11:20,514 --> 00:11:24,893 The film will tour the Soviet Union and then it will travel widely in the West, 114 00:11:25,602 --> 00:11:28,331 showing them the Anastasia Belikova 115 00:11:28,355 --> 00:11:30,416 that the governors have tried to hide from them. 116 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,611 Proved that sacrifice and collective strength could reach the stars. 117 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,490 Seems like yesterday, doesn't it? 118 00:11:39,700 --> 00:11:43,930 Embodying duty, resilience and the enduring spirit 119 00:11:43,954 --> 00:11:46,290 of a people united by purpose. 120 00:11:47,833 --> 00:11:53,672 A purpose she shared with her husband, Aleksandr Dmietrievich Polivanov. 121 00:11:55,716 --> 00:11:58,510 Their commitment to each other knew no bounds, 122 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:02,931 as did their commitment to space and country. 123 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:09,021 His ultimate sacrifice is one our people will not soon forget. 124 00:12:11,982 --> 00:12:13,042 Excuse me. 125 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:16,111 Fixed on the future of our great nation, 126 00:12:16,737 --> 00:12:18,947 forged in shared sacrifice 127 00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,729 and the knowledge that we carry the light of the world... 128 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:43,448 We put the first man into space. 129 00:13:44,908 --> 00:13:47,136 We sent cosmonauts to the moon. 130 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:50,289 We even tried to send them to another planet. 131 00:13:51,665 --> 00:13:53,917 Who knows where that might have led us? 132 00:13:55,711 --> 00:14:00,132 But now, all we're doing is looking down, 133 00:14:01,592 --> 00:14:06,471 staring back at Earth so we can take photographs of missile sites. 134 00:14:08,932 --> 00:14:11,351 Even you must acknowledge the difference. 135 00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:17,858 So you admit that your loyalties still lie with the former Chief Designer. 136 00:14:19,735 --> 00:14:21,695 There's only one Chief Designer. 137 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:26,426 Radimir Petrovsky's a KGB stooge 138 00:14:26,450 --> 00:14:29,429 who can barely tell the difference between liquid oxygen and vodka. 139 00:14:29,453 --> 00:14:32,015 May I remind you this conversation is being recorded. 140 00:14:32,039 --> 00:14:34,875 I would choose your words very, very carefully. 141 00:14:40,756 --> 00:14:42,633 I've said what I'm gonna say. 142 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:51,784 Will you sign the confession admitting to sabotaging. 143 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:57,523 Chief Designer Petrovsky's efforts to modernize the Salyut space station? 144 00:15:04,196 --> 00:15:07,157 You think it'll make them fall in line, but it won't. 145 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:13,389 The reason my team hasn't solved the problem of the Salyut film drops 146 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:17,709 isn't for the lack of will, and it's not insubordination. 147 00:15:22,256 --> 00:15:25,133 Ideas don't just form out of thin air. 148 00:15:26,593 --> 00:15:28,470 They require inspiration. 149 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:37,312 And you know there's only one person that can do that. 150 00:15:50,409 --> 00:15:51,636 Stop gawping. 151 00:15:51,660 --> 00:15:53,036 Back to work. 152 00:15:57,916 --> 00:15:59,811 Congratulations, Comrade Stepanov. 153 00:15:59,835 --> 00:16:03,172 You are now the lead engineer on Salyut-1. 154 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:06,842 Of course, Comrade Colonel. 155 00:17:32,344 --> 00:17:34,346 Were you able to contact him? 156 00:17:35,097 --> 00:17:37,224 He's amazed you'd even consider it. 157 00:17:38,475 --> 00:17:41,395 An engineer from Star City teaching at his university. 158 00:17:41,895 --> 00:17:43,772 Thank you for passing this along. 159 00:17:45,357 --> 00:17:47,693 It explains my hopes for the position. 160 00:17:51,864 --> 00:17:53,383 Of course, I'll get it to him. 161 00:17:53,407 --> 00:17:56,034 But, Sergei, what I don't understand... 162 00:17:57,786 --> 00:18:00,247 why would you want to leave here to be a professor? 163 00:18:02,708 --> 00:18:04,126 I need a change. 164 00:18:05,711 --> 00:18:07,796 Star City isn't what it used to be. 165 00:18:37,201 --> 00:18:38,303 I'm telling you, 166 00:18:38,327 --> 00:18:41,538 you're gonna be sick of borscht by the time this crop comes out. 167 00:18:43,540 --> 00:18:45,018 Darling. 168 00:18:45,042 --> 00:18:46,043 What? 169 00:18:47,419 --> 00:18:48,795 Darling. 170 00:18:49,671 --> 00:18:52,174 You have a visitor. 171 00:19:09,483 --> 00:19:11,276 I see you've settled in. 172 00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:14,363 Nice view. 173 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:18,218 Yes, I can almost see past the armed guards surrounding me. 174 00:19:18,242 --> 00:19:20,327 Well, it's better than the gulag. 175 00:19:25,374 --> 00:19:27,268 Better hurry up and get to your point, Lyudmilla. 176 00:19:27,292 --> 00:19:29,962 Galina's likely in there now sharpening her knives. 177 00:19:31,463 --> 00:19:35,926 Our new space station, Salyut-1, monitors the entire globe from orbit. 178 00:19:37,344 --> 00:19:40,240 Has more surveillance capability than we ever could have had 179 00:19:40,264 --> 00:19:42,224 with Tupolev aircraft. 180 00:19:42,850 --> 00:19:45,519 So nice they're focusing on surveillance now. 181 00:19:46,812 --> 00:19:50,208 Yes, well, we need a more secure system in place 182 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:53,193 for sending the surveillance photos down to Star City. 183 00:19:57,573 --> 00:20:00,200 Your former engineers are dragging their feet. 184 00:20:00,868 --> 00:20:02,369 So they should be. 185 00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:12,921 I can't help you, Lyudmilla. 186 00:20:17,092 --> 00:20:19,344 Not after what you did to my Eagles. 187 00:20:20,888 --> 00:20:24,308 I did what was necessary to protect our nation, as I have always done. 188 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:28,204 Do you know, the only reason your co-conspirators are not all in prison 189 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:32,083 is because I allowed you to take the full responsibility for that fiasco. 190 00:20:32,107 --> 00:20:34,818 Allowed? That's very gracious of you. 191 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,742 Why don't you ask your new Chief Designer to help you with your little problem? 192 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:43,595 Petrovsky. 193 00:20:43,619 --> 00:20:45,871 They let him use his own name, I see. 194 00:20:46,705 --> 00:20:47,706 He's... 195 00:20:50,876 --> 00:20:52,211 not you. 196 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:56,191 The Central Committee know that. 197 00:20:56,215 --> 00:20:58,234 I suspect that's why you're still alive. 198 00:20:58,258 --> 00:21:03,597 So, I can provide answers for him to parrot to the engineers? 199 00:21:07,935 --> 00:21:12,481 If not, your idyllic retirement could turn into something much worse. 200 00:21:17,528 --> 00:21:19,905 I'm not a young man anymore, Lyudmilla. 201 00:21:23,408 --> 00:21:25,637 I'm not concerned about my fate. 202 00:21:25,661 --> 00:21:28,121 That's as may be, but Petrovsky's... 203 00:21:31,208 --> 00:21:35,170 actions may harm Star City, perhaps irreparably. 204 00:21:53,063 --> 00:21:54,731 So what would you have me do? I'm... 205 00:21:57,609 --> 00:21:58,837 I'm under house arrest, 206 00:21:58,861 --> 00:22:01,363 no way to communicate with the outside world. 207 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:10,122 Stalin threw you into the gulag for no reason. 208 00:22:12,416 --> 00:22:17,504 You were starved, beaten, nearly frozen to death. 209 00:22:19,756 --> 00:22:23,594 But when you were called on again, you did not hesitate. 210 00:22:25,304 --> 00:22:28,533 You did what was necessary because you were a patriot. 211 00:22:28,557 --> 00:22:29,641 Patriot. 212 00:22:34,897 --> 00:22:36,190 I was a fool. 213 00:22:36,732 --> 00:22:38,525 Well, Petrovsky is neither. 214 00:22:40,194 --> 00:22:43,131 And if he's not given the results he expects, 215 00:22:43,155 --> 00:22:46,092 then Star City will be broken into pieces. 216 00:22:46,116 --> 00:22:49,453 Everything we have built together will be destroyed. 217 00:22:55,167 --> 00:22:57,544 Darling, breakfast. 218 00:23:08,722 --> 00:23:12,994 There's an algorithm on the Venera computer. 219 00:23:13,018 --> 00:23:18,625 A way to downgrade high resolution images from the probe 220 00:23:18,649 --> 00:23:22,337 on the surface of Venus into something that can be transmitted back to Earth. 221 00:23:22,361 --> 00:23:25,322 They might be able to use that as a starting point. 222 00:23:27,991 --> 00:23:31,411 The codes might still be on Salyut's comms system. 223 00:23:32,079 --> 00:23:33,205 Thank you. 224 00:23:33,705 --> 00:23:35,958 That's all you're gonna get from me, Lyudmilla. 225 00:23:38,669 --> 00:23:40,212 My time has passed. 226 00:23:43,632 --> 00:23:46,134 Now, go on. Go find yourself another fool. 227 00:23:53,892 --> 00:23:56,120 The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed 228 00:23:56,144 --> 00:24:00,250 that a period of unusually dry weather has affected parts of the Donets 229 00:24:00,274 --> 00:24:01,817 and Volga regions. 230 00:24:02,401 --> 00:24:05,630 Meteorological stations report that rainfall 231 00:24:05,654 --> 00:24:07,423 has not yet reached seasonal standards... 232 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:09,050 Poppa, I'm home. 233 00:24:09,074 --> 00:24:10,718 - Have you eaten? - Quiet. 234 00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:12,762 - They're talking about the drought. - temporary difficulties. 235 00:24:12,786 --> 00:24:15,682 Local party committees and collective farm chairmen 236 00:24:15,706 --> 00:24:17,875 are responding with decisive measures. 237 00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:21,354 Many are mobilizing irrigation brigades 238 00:24:21,378 --> 00:24:25,048 to ensure efficient use of reservoir and canal systems, 239 00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:30,488 and pump stations are operating around the clock to sustain fields... 240 00:24:30,512 --> 00:24:33,950 Poppa, we have visitors. 241 00:24:33,974 --> 00:24:34,975 What? 242 00:24:40,397 --> 00:24:41,791 This hour? 243 00:24:41,815 --> 00:24:45,777 Enables water resources to be directed where they are needed most. 244 00:24:53,619 --> 00:24:55,871 - Good evening. - Comrade Tarasov. 245 00:24:56,371 --> 00:24:57,873 Apologies for the intrusion. 246 00:24:58,707 --> 00:25:00,602 No, please, come in. 247 00:25:00,626 --> 00:25:02,503 - Thank you. - Nastya, get some glasses. 248 00:25:06,381 --> 00:25:07,966 - Good evening. - Good evening. 249 00:25:10,469 --> 00:25:13,971 Please, if you follow through to the left, please. 250 00:25:17,142 --> 00:25:19,579 Preliminary forecasts suggest that... 251 00:25:19,603 --> 00:25:21,331 - We can have a drink. - while yields may be reduced 252 00:25:21,355 --> 00:25:25,210 in certain districts, the overall grain procurement plan of the Union 253 00:25:25,234 --> 00:25:27,295 remains achievable through collective... 254 00:25:27,319 --> 00:25:28,755 How can I help you? 255 00:25:28,779 --> 00:25:33,408 Well, actually, I came here to speak with your daughter, Comrade Belikova. 256 00:25:34,451 --> 00:25:35,512 Yes, of course. 257 00:25:35,536 --> 00:25:37,704 I would like that drink though. 258 00:25:38,830 --> 00:25:40,541 - Yes. - Thank you. 259 00:25:47,798 --> 00:25:52,111 Brings back memories of my own childhood home in Bryanskaya Oblast, 260 00:25:52,135 --> 00:25:53,554 not so far from here. 261 00:26:05,399 --> 00:26:06,567 Thank you. 262 00:26:14,032 --> 00:26:15,742 Yeah, I'll be in the back. 263 00:26:24,251 --> 00:26:26,587 To the heroes of the Soviet Union. 264 00:26:38,265 --> 00:26:39,474 Please, sit. 265 00:26:45,230 --> 00:26:50,503 You and Comrade Polivanov must have grown close, 266 00:26:50,527 --> 00:26:52,112 before the training accident. 267 00:26:55,073 --> 00:26:56,742 I guess the saying is true. 268 00:26:58,243 --> 00:27:00,829 Love comes when you least expect it. 269 00:27:10,464 --> 00:27:12,066 Forgive me, Comrade. 270 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:15,528 But I'm sure a man such as yourself has better things to do 271 00:27:15,552 --> 00:27:17,846 than come all the way out here for a drink. 272 00:27:18,388 --> 00:27:19,699 Yes, yes. 273 00:27:19,723 --> 00:27:20,849 Why am I here? 274 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:25,413 Well, let's just say that it is no longer in the best interest of the state 275 00:27:25,437 --> 00:27:26,939 for you to remain here. 276 00:27:29,149 --> 00:27:30,692 Nor is it in yours. 277 00:27:32,528 --> 00:27:35,447 You have done everything we asked of you, Comrade Belikova. 278 00:27:36,073 --> 00:27:38,242 And now it is time for us to return the favor. 279 00:27:41,495 --> 00:27:42,847 I don't understand. 280 00:27:42,871 --> 00:27:47,894 We need another cosmonaut to go into rotation on the Salyut-1 space station, 281 00:27:47,918 --> 00:27:50,671 and we've selected you to command the mission. 282 00:27:54,007 --> 00:27:55,092 Commander of the mission? 283 00:27:57,636 --> 00:27:59,364 I haven't trained for it. 284 00:27:59,388 --> 00:28:03,433 Well, that didn't stop you on Luna-16 and you made it all the way to the moon. 285 00:28:09,147 --> 00:28:11,668 But I thought the state believed 286 00:28:11,692 --> 00:28:15,463 that it was too big a risk for me to go back into space. 287 00:28:15,487 --> 00:28:17,841 Well, I mean, it seems like an even riskier proposition 288 00:28:17,865 --> 00:28:19,491 for you to remain here. 289 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:25,789 Comrade Belikova, is this not what you wanted? 290 00:28:29,585 --> 00:28:31,253 It's all that I've wanted. 291 00:28:32,546 --> 00:28:34,548 Ever since I first went up. 292 00:28:37,467 --> 00:28:38,468 Forgive me, 293 00:28:39,303 --> 00:28:44,391 but I don't believe you are doing this simply as a gesture of goodwill. 294 00:28:51,565 --> 00:28:52,566 Wow... 295 00:28:56,445 --> 00:29:01,074 You've grown quite a bit since we last spoke. 296 00:29:03,994 --> 00:29:07,539 The Americans are accusing us of using Salyut to gather intelligence. 297 00:29:08,207 --> 00:29:09,208 Are we? 298 00:29:10,375 --> 00:29:14,564 We are protecting the Soviet Union against Western provocation. 299 00:29:14,588 --> 00:29:17,192 But to prevent any further escalation, 300 00:29:17,216 --> 00:29:21,094 we must convince the world of Salyut's peaceful purpose. 301 00:29:23,472 --> 00:29:24,866 And if I go back up there, then... 302 00:29:24,890 --> 00:29:29,770 Then your triumphant return to space as commander of the mission, no less, 303 00:29:30,646 --> 00:29:33,082 will provide an... 304 00:29:33,106 --> 00:29:35,067 an alternate narrative. 305 00:29:57,548 --> 00:29:58,674 All right, I'll go. 306 00:29:59,258 --> 00:30:01,134 Good, then that's settled. 307 00:30:02,636 --> 00:30:07,641 A plane will take you from Taganrog Air Base to Baikonur tomorrow morning. 308 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,018 Congratulations. 309 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:29,681 Hello? 310 00:33:04,193 --> 00:33:07,529 There's a reason I wanted to speak to you privately. 311 00:33:19,041 --> 00:33:21,460 I don't like the way you're being treated by your superior. 312 00:33:23,212 --> 00:33:24,796 She's holding you back. 313 00:33:25,380 --> 00:33:27,508 But I know you have such potential, such promise. 314 00:33:28,133 --> 00:33:29,569 I still have much to learn from her. 315 00:33:29,593 --> 00:33:31,553 There's nothing you should be learning from her. 316 00:33:36,975 --> 00:33:41,247 I was assigned to Star City after everything that happened with Venera. 317 00:33:41,271 --> 00:33:45,192 To right the ship, yes, but also to shake things up. 318 00:33:46,568 --> 00:33:48,588 Bring it into the modern era. 319 00:33:48,612 --> 00:33:50,673 Part of the problem is these dinosaurs that have been here 320 00:33:50,697 --> 00:33:52,991 for decades refuse to go extinct. 321 00:33:53,825 --> 00:33:56,554 If we are to remain at the cutting edge of science, 322 00:33:56,578 --> 00:34:00,832 of technology, of exploration, it's people like us... 323 00:34:02,417 --> 00:34:06,296 you and I, Irina, that must control Star City. 324 00:34:16,264 --> 00:34:19,702 An American agent was allowed to escape on an illegal mission, 325 00:34:19,726 --> 00:34:23,331 and we're supposed to believe that Colonel Raskova knew nothing about it? 326 00:34:23,355 --> 00:34:25,357 - She didn't. - Her time here is done. 327 00:34:27,525 --> 00:34:31,780 I just need proof that it's in the state's best interest to remove her from power. 328 00:34:40,163 --> 00:34:43,708 And you want me to get that for you? 329 00:34:46,962 --> 00:34:49,297 You have a bright future here, Irina. 330 00:34:51,382 --> 00:34:53,677 You're stronger and smarter than you realize. 331 00:34:56,221 --> 00:34:57,931 I know what you've gone through. 332 00:35:00,726 --> 00:35:04,438 How much you had to endure before you came here. 333 00:35:07,691 --> 00:35:09,776 I cannot imagine that kind of... 334 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,965 torment at the hands of such a monster. 335 00:35:13,989 --> 00:35:15,425 I don't think... 336 00:35:15,449 --> 00:35:18,011 In the end, something good came out of what happened. 337 00:35:18,035 --> 00:35:19,262 Your daughter, Zoya. 338 00:35:19,286 --> 00:35:22,748 And I do feel that something good can come from this as well. 339 00:35:28,420 --> 00:35:31,548 Those of us from Rublyovka, we must protect each other. 340 00:35:38,847 --> 00:35:41,308 - It's getting late. I should... - Of course. Of course. 341 00:35:46,355 --> 00:35:47,648 Think about what I've asked. 342 00:35:50,359 --> 00:35:51,485 I will. 343 00:35:54,154 --> 00:35:55,322 I'll see you soon. 344 00:36:32,693 --> 00:36:34,069 How long is the ride? 345 00:36:35,028 --> 00:36:36,196 Not long now. 346 00:36:39,575 --> 00:36:40,993 What's his story? 347 00:36:43,620 --> 00:36:44,931 Anatoly Frolov. 348 00:36:44,955 --> 00:36:47,541 He joined with the latest cosmonaut attachment. 349 00:36:48,250 --> 00:36:49,376 So he's KGB. 350 00:36:50,961 --> 00:36:53,338 Yeah, we're both assigned to work on the... 351 00:36:54,756 --> 00:36:56,842 The real reason for this mission? 352 00:37:10,189 --> 00:37:13,334 Cosmonaut Belikova, are you excited about your return to space? 353 00:37:13,358 --> 00:37:16,087 Of course, this mission is a wonderful opportunity 354 00:37:16,111 --> 00:37:20,616 for us to pursue our scientific objectives on the world's first space station. 355 00:37:22,117 --> 00:37:23,118 Wave to the camera. 356 00:37:56,610 --> 00:37:58,087 Firing chain is armed. 357 00:37:58,111 --> 00:37:59,404 Go for main engine start. 358 00:38:01,156 --> 00:38:06,411 Star City, confirm combustion chambers 11 through 17 at full pressure. 359 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:08,413 Heard. Broach two. 360 00:38:10,499 --> 00:38:11,500 Ignition. 361 00:38:52,749 --> 00:38:55,586 On target for Salyut-1 in T-minus two hours. 362 00:38:58,630 --> 00:38:59,673 Listen, everyone. 363 00:39:06,847 --> 00:39:08,599 Congratulations are in order. 364 00:39:09,474 --> 00:39:11,411 With yet another successful launch, 365 00:39:11,435 --> 00:39:14,855 we have once again shown the might of the Soviet Union. 366 00:39:15,689 --> 00:39:20,027 But we must remain focused and resilient. 367 00:39:21,153 --> 00:39:23,447 The biggest challenges are still ahead of us. 368 00:39:25,574 --> 00:39:26,575 Well done. 369 00:39:39,254 --> 00:39:40,315 Nicely done. 370 00:39:40,339 --> 00:39:43,634 The general secretary is very pleased with how this all came together. 371 00:39:44,843 --> 00:39:46,738 Thank you, Deputy Chairman. 372 00:39:46,762 --> 00:39:48,263 Glad to be of service. 373 00:40:10,911 --> 00:40:12,138 Where's Kirill? 374 00:40:12,162 --> 00:40:13,473 I don't know. 375 00:40:13,497 --> 00:40:15,082 He didn't show up this morning. 376 00:41:12,097 --> 00:41:15,058 Trajectory normal. On track for Salyut rendezvous. 377 00:41:16,268 --> 00:41:19,354 Soyuz, patching in comms with Salyut-1 ahead of approach. 378 00:41:20,814 --> 00:41:24,026 Salyut Station, your relief crew is on the comms. 379 00:41:24,943 --> 00:41:26,111 We see you, Soyuz. 380 00:41:26,820 --> 00:41:28,798 Hope you snuck some vodka in your hygiene bags 381 00:41:28,822 --> 00:41:30,542 because we're taking ours back home with us. 382 00:41:40,959 --> 00:41:42,169 It's beautiful. 383 00:41:55,182 --> 00:41:59,245 Star City, preparing phasing orbit circularization burn 384 00:41:59,269 --> 00:42:01,188 for Salyut Station rendezvous. 385 00:42:24,127 --> 00:42:26,713 Proceed with docking, Commander Belikova. 386 00:42:27,214 --> 00:42:28,841 Fuel reactor cell is normal. 387 00:42:53,991 --> 00:42:57,578 Closing rate is 0.91 meters per second. 388 00:42:58,245 --> 00:43:00,914 Could you speed it up a bit? We're ready to go home. 389 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:04,561 Five meters. 390 00:43:04,585 --> 00:43:06,420 Watch your closing rate. 391 00:43:22,436 --> 00:43:24,271 Latch alignment looks good. 392 00:43:28,817 --> 00:43:30,068 Contact one. 393 00:43:31,153 --> 00:43:32,738 Contact two. 394 00:43:34,031 --> 00:43:35,991 Soft capture complete. 395 00:43:37,701 --> 00:43:39,453 Welcome to Salyut-1. 396 00:44:31,505 --> 00:44:32,923 What are you doing here? 397 00:44:33,590 --> 00:44:36,510 I'm sorry, Comrade Colonel. There's been an urgent issue with Salyut-1. 398 00:44:37,469 --> 00:44:38,947 Couldn't wait until tomorrow? 399 00:44:38,971 --> 00:44:40,240 I'm afraid not. 400 00:44:40,264 --> 00:44:42,909 I saw that Chief Designer Petrovsky was about 401 00:44:42,933 --> 00:44:46,019 to send the first Salyut surveillance photos to headquarters. 402 00:44:48,105 --> 00:44:49,356 Without my sign-off? 403 00:44:50,023 --> 00:44:51,024 Yeah. 404 00:44:51,942 --> 00:44:54,361 I've brought them for you to review. 405 00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:56,655 Better come in then. 406 00:45:00,951 --> 00:45:02,452 Can I see the file? 407 00:45:19,553 --> 00:45:21,473 Give me a minute. I've got something in the oven. 408 00:46:14,983 --> 00:46:16,777 His name was Dima. 409 00:46:26,662 --> 00:46:28,121 He was killed during the war. 410 00:46:30,749 --> 00:46:32,251 Sorry, I didn't realize. 411 00:46:34,878 --> 00:46:36,463 It was a long time ago. 412 00:46:47,599 --> 00:46:49,285 Thank you for bringing this to my attention. 413 00:46:49,309 --> 00:46:52,145 I will make sure it gets to Lubyanka. 414 00:46:52,729 --> 00:46:54,398 It's late, you should go. 415 00:47:03,198 --> 00:47:04,825 There's one more thing. 416 00:47:08,871 --> 00:47:10,080 Yes? 417 00:47:19,464 --> 00:47:20,549 Where did you find that? 418 00:47:24,136 --> 00:47:25,596 I brought it. 419 00:47:28,182 --> 00:47:29,641 You were going to bug me? 420 00:47:34,271 --> 00:47:37,441 I was ordered to, but I couldn't. 421 00:47:39,109 --> 00:47:40,110 Petrovsky? 422 00:47:42,446 --> 00:47:43,947 He wants you removed. 423 00:47:52,206 --> 00:47:54,124 Well, what are you waiting for? 424 00:47:57,002 --> 00:47:58,003 Sorry? 425 00:47:59,463 --> 00:48:02,275 Irina Vasilievna, when the head of Star City gives you an order, 426 00:48:02,299 --> 00:48:04,510 that's exactly what you must do. 427 00:48:09,056 --> 00:48:10,116 I don't understand. 428 00:48:10,140 --> 00:48:12,434 You will continue to report to him. 429 00:48:14,561 --> 00:48:16,146 And to me, of course. 430 00:48:21,401 --> 00:48:23,070 Yes, Comrade Colonel. 431 00:48:41,547 --> 00:48:43,942 - Stop. You're not permitted in... - No, please. Listen. I need... 432 00:48:43,966 --> 00:48:46,194 - without authorization. - This regards official state business. 433 00:48:46,218 --> 00:48:48,095 You are not permitted in. 434 00:49:04,444 --> 00:49:05,779 Stepanov. 435 00:49:10,075 --> 00:49:11,118 Stepanov. 436 00:49:11,660 --> 00:49:13,662 Please. Wait... This is important. 437 00:49:15,163 --> 00:49:17,016 I can't really be seen talking to you. 438 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:19,501 I've already got the Night Witch up my arse as it is. 439 00:49:20,085 --> 00:49:22,605 Okay. Well, then, the sooner that you agree 440 00:49:22,629 --> 00:49:24,590 to do what I'm asking you, the better. 441 00:49:25,549 --> 00:49:27,968 If Chief Designer were here, I'd be asking him. 442 00:49:29,511 --> 00:49:31,138 Okay, you have one minute. 443 00:49:32,848 --> 00:49:34,766 I need to reach Salyut-1. 444 00:49:37,394 --> 00:49:38,562 Now. 445 00:49:41,148 --> 00:49:42,858 Please. I need your help. 446 00:50:08,675 --> 00:50:11,553 Salyut-1, this is Star City. Do you copy? 447 00:50:15,390 --> 00:50:16,642 Salyut-1? 448 00:50:17,851 --> 00:50:19,996 Come in, Star City, Belikova here. 449 00:50:20,020 --> 00:50:21,980 Commander Belikova, it's Stepanov. 450 00:50:22,814 --> 00:50:24,209 Is everything all right? 451 00:50:24,233 --> 00:50:25,293 Yes. 452 00:50:25,317 --> 00:50:28,195 There's a test we'd like to run on the security monitor. 453 00:50:30,572 --> 00:50:32,383 That's Frolov's project. 454 00:50:32,407 --> 00:50:34,135 - I'll just wake him, he's... - No, no. No. 455 00:50:34,159 --> 00:50:35,452 No. 456 00:50:36,662 --> 00:50:37,663 Why not? 457 00:50:38,747 --> 00:50:41,476 It's just that it... It isn't a very big test. 458 00:50:41,500 --> 00:50:43,460 So you don't need to disturb his sleep. 459 00:50:44,127 --> 00:50:45,563 You're not Stepanov. 460 00:50:45,587 --> 00:50:46,964 Who is this? 461 00:50:47,798 --> 00:50:49,091 Sergei Nikulov. 462 00:50:50,008 --> 00:50:51,444 Nikulov? 463 00:50:51,468 --> 00:50:53,011 Why does that sound familiar? 464 00:50:53,971 --> 00:50:55,990 I'm the engineer who thought of the way 465 00:50:56,014 --> 00:50:59,309 to reduce the CO2 in your suit during Luna-16. 466 00:51:01,603 --> 00:51:06,358 So, you're the one who told me to stab a hole in my suit in outer space? 467 00:51:11,154 --> 00:51:15,617 - Yes. I'm sorry. I was only... - Don't be sorry, you saved my life. 468 00:51:17,119 --> 00:51:18,745 I was only doing my job. 469 00:51:20,122 --> 00:51:21,999 No, that's what everybody else was doing. 470 00:51:23,292 --> 00:51:25,520 Now, what do you need, Sergei Nikulov? 471 00:51:25,544 --> 00:51:27,254 Sergei, make it quick. 472 00:51:29,590 --> 00:51:32,843 I'm switching us over to a secure channel. 473 00:51:34,052 --> 00:51:35,179 Secure? 474 00:51:36,346 --> 00:51:38,724 You are aware of the Venera program? 475 00:51:41,268 --> 00:51:42,537 Perhaps. 476 00:51:42,561 --> 00:51:46,791 Well, the surveillance technology on your station was derived 477 00:51:46,815 --> 00:51:51,129 from a concept that came from the Venera mission. 478 00:51:51,153 --> 00:51:52,714 Don't know what you're talking about. 479 00:51:52,738 --> 00:51:55,032 Yes. Yes. No, of course. 480 00:51:56,617 --> 00:51:58,845 I was going over the data that I received 481 00:51:58,869 --> 00:52:03,999 from the Yevpatoria Telescope and I found something... 482 00:52:05,459 --> 00:52:06,644 strange. 483 00:52:06,668 --> 00:52:08,229 Strange? 484 00:52:08,253 --> 00:52:12,382 Yes, and I want you to help me confirm it. 485 00:52:15,302 --> 00:52:17,804 What does this have to do with Venera? 486 00:52:18,972 --> 00:52:21,034 That's just what I'm trying to find out. 487 00:52:21,058 --> 00:52:22,893 Just run this test. 488 00:52:23,435 --> 00:52:24,520 Please. 489 00:52:41,870 --> 00:52:43,664 What do you need me to do? 490 00:52:44,873 --> 00:52:50,879 Set the UHF transmitter to 922.76 Megahertz. 491 00:52:54,466 --> 00:52:58,637 Setting to 922.76 Megahertz. 492 00:53:11,608 --> 00:53:13,235 I'm getting a signal. 493 00:53:17,030 --> 00:53:18,949 Relay that signal to me, please. 494 00:53:19,449 --> 00:53:20,534 Relaying. 495 00:53:40,637 --> 00:53:42,055 That's data. 496 00:53:44,558 --> 00:53:48,228 - It's data and it's compressed with... - With what? 497 00:53:49,438 --> 00:53:50,772 What's going on? 498 00:53:52,274 --> 00:53:54,193 With what, Sergei? 499 00:53:55,986 --> 00:53:57,881 What is this? What are you getting me into? 500 00:53:57,905 --> 00:54:00,133 - I will not... - One more minute. Please. Come on. 501 00:54:00,157 --> 00:54:01,426 I need a calendar. 502 00:54:01,450 --> 00:54:02,534 Who has a... 503 00:54:04,828 --> 00:54:06,747 - Yeah, just one... Just one moment. - Hey. 504 00:54:14,379 --> 00:54:15,815 Do you read me? Are you there? 505 00:54:15,839 --> 00:54:16,924 Come in. 506 00:54:23,096 --> 00:54:25,325 - No, that's not possible. - What's not possible? 507 00:54:25,349 --> 00:54:26,600 Sergei. 508 00:54:29,728 --> 00:54:31,956 Sorry. Sorry. 509 00:54:31,980 --> 00:54:34,733 - Sergei. It's over. You cannot... - No. Please. Please. 510 00:54:35,359 --> 00:54:36,443 Are you there? 511 00:54:37,361 --> 00:54:39,821 - Do you read me? Come in. Come in. - Hello, hello, hello. 512 00:54:40,322 --> 00:54:41,508 Yes, yes. I'm here. I'm here. 513 00:54:41,532 --> 00:54:43,534 Where is the signal coming from? 514 00:54:44,368 --> 00:54:49,682 Comrade Belikova, there is only one other spacecraft that is capable 515 00:54:49,706 --> 00:54:54,378 of transmitting data on that frequency using my algorithm. 516 00:54:59,049 --> 00:55:00,342 No. 517 00:55:02,386 --> 00:55:05,722 - It can't... It's not possible. - I don't know. 518 00:55:06,682 --> 00:55:10,143 But somehow, if it wasn't destroyed, 519 00:55:11,562 --> 00:55:15,566 then its return to Earth would be right about... 520 00:55:16,608 --> 00:55:17,609 now.