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The beginning of the scenario: 3rd stage. PARIS, SPATIAL CONQUEST The film opens on the history of the Space Conquest. Paris is being the headquarters of the European Space Agency « ESA » in English. ESA is Europe’s gateway to space.
FIRST ORBITAL FLIGHT - SOVIET SATELLITE SPOUTNIK 1 - IMAGE Alan: Spatial Conquest consists of the physical exploration of space, that is, of all objects outside the Earth. Pearl: The exploration of the solar system is the first step, one of the major events of the second half of the twentieth century on the scientific level. 2
Alan: The space conquest is still largely dominated by national or international space agencies such as ESA « European Space Agency » or NASA « National Aeronautics and Space Administration ». Pearl: Three major events of the space conquest are to remember: the first orbital space flight in history on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Spoutnik 1 satellite; the first flight inhabited by a human being on April 12, 1961 with the orbital flight of the Soviet Youri GAGARINE; the first woman in space in 1963 and finally the first step on the Moon on July 20,1969 by astronaut Neil AMSTRONG. 3
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