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The Soviet Union has lost control
of its orbital space station. Salyut-7 is now an uncontrollable
space object weighing 20 tons. According to specialists, the station
will soon start rapidly descending. Right now it's impossible to tell where
Salyut-7 is going to crash. When and where this Soviet space
station will fall from space to Earth? There's a good chance this space
station will crash in the United States, and it could happen anytime. Experts are saying the station
could fall on any city. If the station falls in a populated area,
multiple casualties are inevitable. We hope the Soviets take care
of the problem by themselves, but in case they can't do it in time,
we're working on a solution of our own. Comrade Shubin, please explain how,
in the midst of the Cold War, can we lose the key strategic
facility in space?
of its orbital space station. Salyut-7 is now an uncontrollable
space object weighing 20 tons. According to specialists, the station
will soon start rapidly descending. Right now it's impossible to tell where
Salyut-7 is going to crash. When and where this Soviet space
station will fall from space to Earth? There's a good chance this space
station will crash in the United States, and it could happen anytime. Experts are saying the station
could fall on any city. If the station falls in a populated area,
multiple casualties are inevitable. We hope the Soviets take care
of the problem by themselves, but in case they can't do it in time,
we're working on a solution of our own. Comrade Shubin, please explain how,
in the midst of the Cold War, can we lose the key strategic
facility in space?
Full Transcript
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The Soviet Union has lost control
of its orbital space station.
00:00:04.459 --> 00:00:10.293
Salyut-7 is now an uncontrollable
space object weighing 20 tons.
00:00:10.452 --> 00:00:16.433
According to specialists, the station
will soon start rapidly descending.
00:00:16.497 --> 00:00:20.913
Right now it's impossible to tell where
Salyut-7 is going to crash.
00:00:20.995 --> 00:00:26.412
When and where this Soviet space
station will fall from space to Earth?
00:00:26.454 --> 00:00:30.787
There's a good chance this space
station will crash in the United States,
00:00:30.788 --> 00:00:32.726
and it could happen anytime.
00:00:32.787 --> 00:00:36.913
Experts are saying the station
could fall on any city.
00:00:37.998 --> 00:00:40.568
If the station falls in a populated area,
multiple casualties are inevitable.
00:00:40.575 --> 00:00:43.867
We hope the Soviets take care
of the problem by themselves,
00:00:44.999 --> 00:00:48.742
but in case they can't do it in time,
we're working on a solution of our own.
00:00:48.962 --> 00:00:53.565
Comrade Shubin, please explain how,
in the midst of the Cold War,
00:00:53.733 --> 00:00:57.191
can we lose the key strategic
facility in space?
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Movie Summary
USSR, June 1985. Based on actual events. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life.
