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The Soviet space mission that launched three men into orbit without spacesuits

When Khrushchev demanded the USSR outrun America's Gemini program, engineers were forced to strip out ejection seats and ...
Dark Space Official on MSN

The Soviet space secrets they buried until it was too late to matter

From a fake moon landing transmission that fooled the CIA to the near-catastrophic reentry of Vostok 1, the Soviet space ...

How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'?

Credit: Apple TV The world just witnessed Artemis 2's inspiring loop around the moon and back and we’re all still enraptured ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race

Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...
insider.si.edu

Voices of the Soviet space program : cosmonauts, soldiers, and engineers who took the USSR into space / [edited by] Slava Gerovitch

Introduction: Multiple perspectives on Soviet space history -- Commanding officer Abram Krayzman -- Construction engineer Sergey Safro -- Engine designer Anatoliy Daron -- Guidance engineer Sergei ...
Variety

‘For All Mankind’ Renewed for Season 5, Soviet Space Program Spinoff in the Works at Apple TV+

“For All Mankind” has been renewed for Season 5 at Apple TV+. In addition, Variety has learned the streamer has ordered a spinoff series focusing on the Soviet space program. The spinoff is currently ...
The National Interest

The Forgotten Soviet Plan to Beat the US to Mars

The USSR’s ambitious Mars mission was initially planned to launch in 1975, but it was never executed. During the Cold War, significant advancements occurred in the fields of science and technology as ...