OTD In Space - February 22: Soviet Space Dogs Launch on Record-Setting Mission

On February 22, 1966, two Soviet space dogs launched on a mission that would set a new record for the longest spaceflight.
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OTD in Space - November 3: Laika the Dog Launches with Sputnik 2

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On November 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth. Laika was a 3-year-old stray ...
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 ...
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The Soviet Union’s Forgotten Mars-Venus Mission

The USSR’s ambitious space exploration plans foundered due to the lack of a viable rocket system. We’re almost four decades away from the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
The New York Times

A Handshake in Orbit 50 Years Ago Transformed the Space Race

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human spaceflight. A 1973 artist’s concept of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, with the ...
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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 ...