Storing the Stardust

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Vladimir Semenov - retired Russian diplomat of over 20 years and self-defined 'childhood space buff' - established VideoCosmos, one of the world's largest repositories of archived film, video and still images dedicated to Soviet and Russian space history. In addition to a vast databank of information on Russian space activities, the Moscow-based library has over 2,500 hours of footage, and over 45,000 negatives, photos and slides. VideoCosmos is also an independent production company that specializes in docs on space. Semenov, president and CEO of VideoCosmos, says, 'We know everything there is to know about Russian space exploration.'