US-Soviet Space Bridge
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The US-Soviet Space Bridge was a series of experimental, international telecast
s between Soviet
and U.S.
viewers, performed by group of communication enthusiasts during late Cold War
era. Translated from the Russian word telemost (literally, "TV bridge"), a space bridge was a public interactive television link between two or more geographically separate and culturally distinct locations, a form of public videoconference
.
The first Space-Bridge was an arrangement between the Unison Corporation and Gosteleradio of the USSR for the US Festival
, sponsored by computer pioneer Steve Wozniak
. On September 5, 1982, a TV-link was established for the first time between the Soviet Union and the United States.
The participants in that space bridge could see each other, ask questions and receive answers and could also hold a musical dialogue. The programs of the subsequent space bridges consisted not only of music-hall turns and greetings but also discussions on different subjects, in which prominent scientists, public figures, cosmonauts and journalists took part.
Telecast
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s between Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
viewers, performed by group of communication enthusiasts during late Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era. Translated from the Russian word telemost (literally, "TV bridge"), a space bridge was a public interactive television link between two or more geographically separate and culturally distinct locations, a form of public videoconference
Videoconferencing
Videoconferencing is the conduct of a videoconference by a set of telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously...
.
The first Space-Bridge was an arrangement between the Unison Corporation and Gosteleradio of the USSR for the US Festival
US Festival
The US Festivals were two early 1980s music and culture festivals sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple Computer. The first was held Labor Day weekend in September 1982 and the second was Memorial Day weekend in May 1983...
, sponsored by computer pioneer Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak
Stephen Gary "Woz" Wozniak is an American computer engineer and programmer who founded Apple Computer, Co. with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne...
. On September 5, 1982, a TV-link was established for the first time between the Soviet Union and the United States.
The participants in that space bridge could see each other, ask questions and receive answers and could also hold a musical dialogue. The programs of the subsequent space bridges consisted not only of music-hall turns and greetings but also discussions on different subjects, in which prominent scientists, public figures, cosmonauts and journalists took part.