Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space. In 1967 he was recruited to train for his nation's lunar program. He recalled the Soviet reaction to the moon race: "Our people were ...

The Russians have big ambitions for their space program. They are planning a new space station to replace their share of the International Space Station when it ends its operational life around 2030.

Michael Nelmes steps us through the Soviet space shuttle program. Dozens more USAID staff ousted as Trump administration ...

On 18 March 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave a space capsule and ... 12 minutes (filmed in colour for maximum propaganda effect), his suit ballooned when ...

The Soviet space program was hampered by quality and safety problems, and despite early Kremlin propaganda feats, America won the space race with the 1969 Moon landing. The bad news is that the ...

NASA October 4: The Soviet Union launches ... realizes that the Sputnik program is a huge propaganda tool. November 3: Sputnik 2 carries Laika, a female dog, into space. Although the satellite ...

It notes that “multiple factors have made the sustainable development of the Russian space program impossible.” The issues include “sanctions, an embargo on advanced industrial equipment ...