Test launchings of R-16 intercontinental ballistic missiles from their underground silos. (Missiles are also designated by NATO code name SS-7 "Saddler" or as Soviet GRAU-8k64). Next scene shows detonation of a atomic bomb or nuclear device in water with ships surrounding the blast area. (Possibly from U.S. nuclear test in Operation Crossroads in 1946)
A huge crowd of Soviet people assembled, on an outdoor train station platform, wave in greeting to friends and relatives arriving on a Russian passenger train. Some grasp hands of passengers and others present flowers to them through the train windows, before they leave the train. As some passengers step from the train a photographer takes pictures. A sick (or injured) passenger is carried from the train. There are no signs indicating the name of the station or location..
Soviet Space dogs Mushka, Laika,and Albina, are held on leashes by a researcher. They wear special harnesses equipped to capture vital signs. The dog Albina had already been on two sub-orbital space flights. But Laika was deemed better suited for this mission. Her space cabin is displayed. Either side of the space cabin are shown plates that generate oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide. Containers of water and food are shown. Laika is shown in the cabin in which she had been trained. Closeup of Laika.
Soviet orbital vehicle, Sputnik II (Prosteyshiy Sputnik 2) is shown, as it undergoes final preparations prior to launch. View of the circular heat shield of the Sputnik II. Technician shows how a protective cone will protect the vehicle during launch. The protective cone is inserted. The protective cone is released during the demonstration. Then while the narrator explains how the cover will be released in space, it is illustrated by means of a wire pulling the cover from Sputnik II.
Soviet animated aircraft recognition footage showing German warplanes including: Heinkel He 111; Junkers Ju 88 ; Me-110 and Dornier Do 215 aircraft. Airspeed indicators illustrate speeds of several of the aircraft.
Soviet World War 2 film about various incendiary bombs. Several different types are displayed with their markings. Brief view of a German Heinkel He 111 bomber, followed by closeup of an incendiary bomb igniting in an enclosure. It burns with great intensity.
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