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A 50 Year Old Soviet Spacecraft is About to Land On Earth!
A mysterious Soviet-era spacecraft, launched nearly half a century ago, is now on a course back to Earth’s atmosphere. But this isn’t just space junk - experts are watching closely to find out what ...
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 ...
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The Soviet Union’s Forgotten Mars-Venus Mission
However, its conceptual innovations, engineering challenges, and historical context offer a fascinating glimpse into the ...
OTD In Space - July 27: First Zero-G Cosmonaut Training On Soviet Jetliner
On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space.
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When India declined a Soviet offer of a space flight
As we celebrate the successful flight of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station and back, I ...
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Soviet spacecraft plummeting back to Earth: What to know
NPR’s Here and Now interviewed John Crassidis about Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft that is expected to crash return to Earth this weekend after more than 50 years in orbit. “I wouldn't change ...
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Watch how an old Venus spacecraft tumbled before crashing to Earth
Before a Soviet-era spacecraft intended for Venus crashed back to Earth over the weekend, German astronomers watched it tumble through space.. As Kosmos 482 took its last laps, a German radar ...