Comments on: On the Set of Destination Moon https://www.isegoria.net/2013/08/on-the-set-of-destination-moon/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Slovenian Guest https://www.isegoria.net/2013/08/on-the-set-of-destination-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-931132 Slovenian Guest Sun, 18 Aug 2013 11:54:32 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32373#comment-931132 It made me think of the Soviet movie Road to the Stars. Not only was it inspiration for 2001: A Space Odyssey, but they also “borrowed” filming techniques, how to simulate zero-g for example.

From Encyclopedia Astronautica:

“Road to the Stars was one of the most amazing special effects accomplishments in film history. Pavel Klushantsev began working on the colour film in Leningrad in 1954. His aim was to explain and realistically portray the coming age of space exploration. With technical advise from Tikhonravov (who was secretly developing the Soviet Union’s first manned spacecraft at the time), Klushantsev showed tremendous ingenuity in explaining and portraying man’s conquest of space. The film was nearing completion when Sputnik 1 was launched. Klushantsev hurriedly filmed a sequence illustrating this feat, and the film was released internationally a month later.”

And yes, it is also available on YouTube: Road to the Stars (1956-1957)(restored color).

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