On March 18, 1965, the Soviet spacecraft Voshkod-2 launched with two cosmonauts on board, Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev.

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.

In the intense years of the Space Race, the Soviet Union pursued some of the most ambitious rocket programs ever attempted, but two catastrophic explosions would leave lasting scars on its quest for ...

The Space Age past may come knocking on the world's door next week as the defunct Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 Venus lander from 1972 makes an unwelcome return home and is predicted to crash into the ...

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 ...

The USSR’s ambitious Mars mission was initially planned to launch in 1975, but it was never executed. During the Cold War, significant advancements occurred in the fields of science and technology as ...

Introduction: Multiple perspectives on Soviet space history -- Commanding officer Abram Krayzman -- Construction engineer Sergey Safro -- Engine designer Anatoliy Daron -- Guidance engineer Sergei ...

“For All Mankind” has been renewed for Season 5 at Apple TV+. In addition, Variety has learned the streamer has ordered a spinoff series focusing on the Soviet space program. The spinoff is currently ...

Space sleuths and their 'scoops' / by Dominic Phelan -- Hidden in plain view / by Brian Haryey -- The satellite trackers / by Sven Grahn -- Cosmonauts who weren't there / by James Oberg -- The view ...