First Orbit

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Oct 6, 2011 4:03 PMNov 20, 2019 3:45 AM

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I missed this a few months ago when it came out, but it's pretty neat: First Orbit, a film made in space following Yuri Gagarin's flight path as the first human ever to orbit our world:

[embed width="610"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKs6ikmrLgg[/embed]

The creators want to translate this film into as many languages as possible, and they're looking for help

. It seems like a pretty good idea; this year is the 50th anniversary of Gagarin's flight, and it's appropriate that as many people get to experience this as possible.

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