WhenNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoonin1969,Americawentdowninpopularhistoryasthewinnerofthespacerace.Butthathistoryisbunk.TherealpioneersofspaceexplorationweretheSovietcosmonauts. Thisremarkablefeature-lengthdocumentarycombinesrareandunseenarchivefootagewithinterviewswiththesurvivingcosmonautstotellthefascinatingandattimesterrifyingstoryofhowtheRussiansledusintothespaceage.AparticularhighlightisAlexeiLeonov,themanwhoperformedthefirstspacewalk,explaininghowhefoundhimselftrappedoutsidehisspacecraft500milesabovetheEarth.Scarystuff.