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edwhiteandblue · 7 months

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October 12, 1964: Voskhod 1 becomes the first multi-person space mission

Voskhod 1 was the first multi-person spaceflight and accomplished a series of firsts during its single day in orbit, including carrying the first civilians into space and becoming the first crewed Russian spacecraft to land on the ground. It earned the reputation of being one of the sketchiest missions in space history due to its lack of safety features, most notably spacesuits.

Learn more about Voskhod 1 and its crew here!

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calystarose · 2 years

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Anyone else remember back in 91 when Barq's Rootbeer started giving away crap they'd bought from the former Soviet Union? The ticket to the Soviet Space exhibit was not part of it, but I went with a group of other kids to see that. It was interesting and the first I'd learned about a lot of the Soviet space program.

#soviet space #soviet memorabilia #barq's rootbeer #1991

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tambovfox · 2 years

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Советский космос в аниме Луна, Лайка и Носферату 🚀🌌

#аниме #луна лайка и носферату #aesthetic #космос #ссср #soviet union #soviet space #Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu #月とライカと吸血姫

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ink-the-artist · 9 months

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Love the contrast between the Americans’ “Apollo” and the Soviets’ “Sputnik.” You got the Americans naming their rocket after a Greek god trying to communicate the grandness and importance of this rocket. And you got the Soviets naming their rocket “fellow traveler.” Like a friend you go on an adventure with together. This rocket is our little friend lol

#i think its cute #they took the mars rover approach #humanizing the space craft making it cute making us (me) project emotions onto it #the soviets also used imagery of laika in propaganda a lot #which is pretty fucked up imo #but if i grew up in the soviet union that shit wouldve definetly worked on me lmao #the narrative of a heroic little dog going to space and being honored by the whole country #as cruely wrong as it is its very appealing #the soviets knew what they were doing man they didnt reveal how laika really died until like. the 2000s #bc they knew people really cared about that dog #they liked the narrative around her

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justsweethoney · 1 year

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#collectible #eBay #soviet space #space dog #Dog Belka #dog Strelka #postal cover USSR

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catchabunny · 1 year

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Venera Probes that the Soviets Sent to Venus

The Venera probe was a series of spacecraft sent to Venus by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984. The first Venera probe, Venera 1, was launched on February 12, 1961, and was the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. However, due to a failure in the communication systems, the probe was unable to transmit any data back to Earth. The Soviet Union continued to send Venera probes to Venus, with…

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#Russia #Soviet space #USSR #Venera #Venus

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spacejunksally · 1 year

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Laika cigarettes, USSR, 1958. // Olesya Turkina, Soviet Space Dogs. // Postage stamp, Socialist Republic of Romania, 1969 // Alex Wellerstein, Remembering Laika. // Postcard, USSR, 1957 // Postage stamp, Polish People's Republic, 1957. // Patti White, Laika. // Matchbox, USSR, 1966.

#laika #laika the space dog #soviet space dogs #soviet visuals #web weaving #kind of #mine

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deepdarkspaceblog · 1 year

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Ben Bova’s ‘Privateers’ Is a Romantic Sci-Fi Thriller

#benbova #privateers #grandtour

In 1983, then U. S. President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defence Initiative which would see space-based lasers orbiting the Earth to protect against a possible Soviet nuclear attack. In the end, nothing came of it, but what if it had and what if it had been the Soviet Union that developed it? Privateers (1985) begins with just such a supposition. In a future where the Soviet Union…

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#article #Ben Bova #book #book review #books #Grand Tour #opinion #privateer #romance #romantic #sci fi #science fiction #science thriller #soviet space #soviet union #Swashbuckling

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sovietpostcards · 12 days

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Soviet Cosmonautics Day postcards with premier jour (first day) cancels

#postcards #april 12 (cosmonautics day)#cosmonauts #yuri gagarin #space #space history #vintage #ussr #soviet #russia #60s #70s #80s

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fuckyeahmarxismleninism · 17 days

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"I don't see any god up here. But from here the Earth is beautiful, without borders or divisions."

The first words of a human in space.

Soviet Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961.

Thanks to Clara Statello

#Yuri Gagarin #Soviet #cosmonauts day #space exploration #communist #socialism

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edwhiteandblue · 6 months

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November 3, 1957: Laika becomes the first living creature to orbit the Earth

Laika, a stray female dog, became the first living creature to successfully orbit the Earth onboard Sputnik 2. Unfortunately, a reentry strategy could not be worked out in time for her launch, and she perished during her fourth orbit. Laika has since paved the way for both man and beast in space, including successful Earth-orbital canine missions.

Learn more about the Soviet space dogs here!

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nature-nerd-sarah · 9 months

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Since people wanna celebrate the moon landing so bad, lemme remind you which country actually hit most milestones in the space race first (image source in alt)

#history #cold war #space race #moon landing #soviet union #usa #not mine

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firefly6591 · 6 months

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