Sky Show "Dawn of the Space Age" re-lives the excitement of the early days of space exploration and chronicles the major milestones of the space age: From the historic launch of the first artificial satellite "Sputnik 1", man's heroic entry in space, the thrilling first spacewalk, the magnificent lunar landings, to the recent privately operated space flights. 

Be immersed and overwhelmed with this most accurate historic reconstruction of Man's first steps into space. Who were these Men and Women that took part in these death defying endeavours? Who was the first man on the Moon? Who drove the first lunar rover? Witness their drive, their passion, and their perseverance to explore, in "Dawn of the Space Age".

The former Soviet Union (USSR) launched the Earth's first artificial satellite "Sputnik 1" on 4 October 1957. This was dawn of a new era – the Space Age. 

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin, a cosmonaut of the USSR, was the first human to enter space on 12 April 1961. Towards the end of the mission, the retrorocket system of “Vostok 1”, the spacecraft carrying Gagarin, had trouble detaching itself from the capsule, causing a violent tumble that nearly killed Gagarin.

On 18 March 1965, another USSR cosmonaut Alexei Leonov stepped out his “Voskhod” capsule and became the first person ever to walk in space. However, his spacesuit had ballooned in the vacuum of space, precluding him from re-entering the capsule. Only by venting some air through a valve of the spacesuit could he save his life.

From “Apollo 15” onwards, astronauts on the Moon were no longer restricted to mere walking, they could also drive the lunar rover. Costing US$ 38 million, the lunar rover was foldable and could be carried outside the Lunar Module. It was equipped with a suspension system that enabled the vehicle to traverse across the rough and rugged lunar surface.

To maintain unceasing telecommunications with unmanned interplanetary spacecrafts, huge radio antenae were placed strategically around the world by NASA to form the “Deep Space Network”. This network works round the clock to receive feeble signals transmitted from unmanned spacecrafts.

In 2004, spaceplane “SpaceShipOne” won the “Ansari X Prize” which aimed to spur development of low-cost spaceflight by non-government organisations.