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The Soviet space plane that could spy, bomb, and dogfight from orbit

Deep in the Cold War, the Soviet Union quietly developed a classified orbital warplane capable of reconnaissance, bombing, ...
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The Soviet space program's hidden crises, explosions, collapsing nations, and stranded cosmonauts

While Apollo 11 made history, the Soviet space program was quietly unraveling, hit by catastrophic rocket explosions, ...

Abdul Ahad Momand, Only Afghan to Fly in Space, Is Dead

A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, he was recruited for the Soviet space program. His 1988 flight took place as the Soviets ...
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 ...
Reuters

Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to father of Soviet space program

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Elon Musk, comparing him to Sergei Korolev, the chief engineer behind the Soviet Union's space success in the 1950s ...