Dec 23

Space Rocket History #142 – Venera 4

Posted on December 23, 2015

“It seemed that the nearby and mysterious planet was resorting to tricks to hide the secrets kept beneath its cover of clouds. As the probe drew nearer, Venus’ gravitational field increased its speed. The Doppler effect altered the wavelength of the ...

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Mar 9

Space Rocket History #152 – The Death of Yuri Gagarin

Posted on March 9, 2016

Hundreds of millions of people all over the planet had seen Gagarin smiling joyfully in person or on television. He was theirs, familiar to everyone, and at the same time a “Citizen of the Universe.”

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Aug 1

Space Rocket History #23 – Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin

Posted on August 1, 2013

“Dear friends, you who are close to me, and you whom I do not know, fellow Russians, and people of all countries and all continents: in a few minutes a powerful space vehicle will carry me into the distant realm of space. What can I tell you in these...

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Tagged:Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Buzz Aldrin, Cosmodrome, Cosmonaunt, Engels, Gagarin, John Glenn, Kamchatka, Kennedy, Khabarovsk, Korolev, Niel Armstrong, Nikolai Kamanin, R 7, R7, Rocket, Russia, Saratov, Sergei Korolev, Soviet, Space, Titov, Vostok, Vostok 3ka, Vostok 8k72k, Vzor, Zarya

Jun 15

Space Rocket History #441 – Salyut 4

Posted on June 15, 2024

The Salyut 4 space station, designated DOS-4, marked the second phase of the Soviet Union’s civilian space station program. It was an improved version of the failed Salyut 2 station, with several notable enhancements.

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Tagged:Baikonur Cosmodrome, Chelomei, Cir X 1, Circinus, Cyg X 1, Cygnus, Filin, Okb 1, Okb 52, Penguin Suits, Proton, Salyut 1, Salyut 3, Salyut 4, Sco X 1, Scorpius, Tchibis

Jul 5

Space Rocket History #442 – Salyut 4 – Soyuz 17 with Gubarev & Grechko

Posted on July 5, 2024

The crew of Soyuz 17 embarked on a historic 29-day mission, surpassing the previous Soviet mission-duration record of 23 days set by the Soyuz 11 crew aboard Salyut 1 in 1971.

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Tagged:Alexi Leonov, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Cir X 1, Feoktistov, Grechko, Gubarev, Mig 15, Mig 17, Molniya, Okb 1, Penguin Suits, Salyut 1, Salyut 4, Sergei Korolev, Sevastyanov, Soyuz 17, Stalingrad, Tselinograd

Jul 19

Space Rocket History #443 – Salyut 4 – The April 5th Anomaly & Soyuz 18 with Lazarev, Makarov, Klimuk, & Sevastyanov

Posted on July 19, 2024

Upon impact, the spacecraft sank into the soft snow but continued forward, rolling down the slope and gaining speed. As it neared a five hundred-foot cliff, the cosmonauts felt their hearts pound and adrenaline surge.

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Tagged:Alexi Leonov, Apollo Soyuz, April 5th Anomaly, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kalinigrad, Oleg Makarov, Progress, Pyotr Klimuk, Salyut 1, Salyut 4, Sevastyanov, Soyuz 17, Soyuz 18, Sts 1, Vasily Lazarev, Yevpatoriya

Feb 21

Space Rocket History #458 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Final Training & Tang Ceremony

Posted on February 21, 2025

Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as the technical specialists argued whether the spacecraft was ready or not.

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Filipchenko, Glynn Lunney, Kotelnikov, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Proxmire, Rukavishnikov, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev

Mar 7

Space Rocket History #459 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – I Want my Apollo/Soyuz TV

Posted on March 7, 2025

Television coverage involved meticulous planning of specific television transmissions, detailed preparation for an onboard press conference, and careful scheduling of symbolic activities designed to engage and inform the public.

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats F, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bob Shafer, Bushuyev, Carl Ducket, Chet Lee, Donnelly, Gallagher, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Jack King, James Fletcher, Jsc, Ksc, Leonov, Proxmire, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vereshchetin

Mar 28

Space Rocket History #460 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Light the Candles

Posted on March 28, 2025

Reports from Baykonur indicated that the weather was perfect for the launch: clear skies, light winds, and hot July sunshine.

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jesse Gulick, John Yardley, Jsc, Ksc, Leonov, Max Faget, Proxmire, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Vasily Lazarev

Mar 20

Space Rocket History #55 – First Space Walk – Voskhod 2 with Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev – Part 1

Posted on March 20, 2014

Voskhod 2 was a high risk mission. It was the final space race victory for the Soviet Union before NASA claimed the lead and ultimately won with the lunar landing of 1969. Voskhod 2 was the peak of the Soviet Space Program. It nearly killed its two...

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Tagged:11a57, 3kd, Airbooms, Airlock, Alexey, Babushkinsky, Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Berkut, Chelishchevo, Cosmonaut, Eva, Exploration, Gagarin, Gemini, Golden Eagle, History, Icbm, Inflatable Airlock, Komarov, Korolev, Leonov, Mercury, Nasa, Npp Zvezda, Oblast, Pavel Belyayev, R 7, R7, Rocket, Russia, Soviet, Space, Stalin, Vologda, Voskhod, Vostok

Jul 3

Space Rocket History #69 – Zond 3, Venera 3, and Asterix

Posted on July 3, 2014

The Zond program was one of two lunar exploration programs conducted by the Soviet Union to investigate the Moon and its vicinity. The program began in 1964 and ended in 1979. The early Zond’s 1-3 were originally designed for planetary exploration, w...

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Tagged:8k78, A 1, Alouette 1, Ariel 1, Asterix, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Diamant, Exploration, Explorer 1, French, Heliocentric, Kenneth Hecht, Mars, Molniya, Moon, More Mechty, Rocket, San Marco 1, Sapwood, Space, Sputnik, Ss 6, The Magic Roundabout, Venera, Venus, Von Braun, Zebby, Zebulon, Zond

Jul 10

Space Rocket History #70 – Luna 5-9 – Never Give Up

Posted on July 10, 2014

During 1965 through January 1966, several significant Soviet unmanned scientific missions were launched. Five of the missions will be covered in this episode. We will begin with the Soviet Luna program.

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Tagged:8k78, 8k78m, Airbag, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Earth, Exploration, Far Side, Heliocentric, History, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Kepler, Lander, Lavochkin, Leo, Luna 4, Luna 5, Luna 6, Luna 7, Luna 8, Luna 9, Lunik, Molniya, Moon, Orbiter, Retro Rocket, Rocket, Sapwood, Sea Of Storms, Soviet, Space, Ss 6, Surveyor 1, Zond

Dec 31

Space Rocket History an Encore Presentation of Episode #23 – Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin

Posted on December 31, 2015

“Dear friends, you who are close to me, and you whom I do not know, fellow Russians, and people of all countries and all continents: in a few minutes a powerful space vehicle will carry me into the distant realm of space. What can I tell you in these...

Tagged:Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Buzz Aldrin, Cosmodrome, Cosmonaunt, Engels, Gagarin, John Glenn, Kamchatka, Kennedy, Khabarovsk, Korolev, Niel Armstrong, Nikolai Kamanin, R 7, R7, Rocket, Russia, Saratov, Sergei Korolev, Soviet, Space, Titov, Vostok, Vostok 3ka, Vostok 8k72k, Vzor, Zarya

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