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In 1980, the Soviet Union began construction on the first Buran (Russian for “Snowstorm” or “Blizzard”) space shuttle orbiter. In 1988, the first and only Buran flew an uncrewed mission and returned safely after two orbits. No other Burans went to space — the original was destroyed in a 2002 hangar fire, five unfinished ships... Read more »

"The device is really a piece of art," University at Albany researcher Kevin Knuth told Newsweek of the instrument that guided the Vostok 1 spacecraft around the Earth sixty years ago today.

How Living in Space Will Change the Way We Age Allure 2/7/2021 © Design by Clara Hendler For many, the SpaceX flight takeoff to the International Space Station (ISS) last November 15, brought on not only a feeling of awe but also a pang of jealousy. Between global warming, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the tense political climate, wanting to move to outer space is fairly unsurprising. But before anyone hops in that SpaceX rocket on a one-way trip to Mars or lays claim to a Proxima Centauri b p...

Our history. >> the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing and new york times columnist celebrated the soviet space program for its diversity saying the space race was a prime opportunity to signal the ussrs commitment to equality after putting the first man in space in 1961, the soviets went on to send the first woman, the first asian man and the first black man into orbit years before the americans would follow suit. under socialism, she says, a person of the humblest origins could make i...

The position of his soviet counterpart was the opposite the actual winner of the initial race into space sergei carli off wasnt allowed to enjoy any public education he wasnt permitted to make p.r. appearances give interviews or be photographed for magazines nothing he could only write articles under a pseudonym. the grand old man of the soviet space program was relegated to the back row at public events. his name remained a well kept secret until the bitter end. at international events people w...

The position of his soviet counterpart was the opposite the actual winner of the initial race into space sergey carli off wasnt allowed to enjoy any public education he wasnt permitted to make p.r. appearances give interviews or be photographed for magazines nothing he could only write articles under a pseudonym. the grand old man of the soviet space program was relegated to the back row at public events. his name remained a well kept secret until the bitter end. at international events people w...

Hero, and what i mean by that, he was respected by all sides regardless of whether you were republican or democrat. he was respected the world over. he was respected by the people who worked in the soviet space program. keep in mind this mans resume, and i had the great honor to meet him a few years ago, and i got to tell you, you know, its one of thofs those moments where you hand shakes to think youre meeting this man. this was a world war ii and korean war hero. he set a speed record. he then...

The cia made briefings for president reagan into movies that he could watch. and now they have just declassified a bunch of them. >> the ninth day of your summit trip will be the final day in moscow. following some brief remarks and a mix and mingle session with embassy personnel and their families, you and mrs. reagan travel to st. georges hall for a farewell with general secretary and mrs. gorbachev. then its off to the airport and the official departure ceremony. departure time will be 11:00 ...