Soviet Space Exploration

Interesting facts and photographs from the Soviet Space Exploration era.

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“The Furthest Planet Isn’t That Far, My Friend”

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Thread of Soviet posters dedicated to Space Exploration.

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"Hooray to the Soviet Heroine, Daughter of the Great Nation!" (The poster is dedicated to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown to space)

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While Soyuz 10 successfully returned to Earth, the members of the Soyuz 11 crew, Georgi Dobrovolski, Viktor Patsayev & Vladislav Volkov died of asphyxiation caused by the depressurization of crew capsule upon reentry. They're the first and only humans known to have died in space.

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Today 47 years ago (June 7th 1971) Soyuz 11 has docked to Salyut 1. The three-man crew was the first manned mission on board of the world's first space station.
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Soyuz 11 was the second successful attempt at soft-docking. The previously launched Soyuz 10 also managed to dock, however, the crew was unable to enter the space station due to technical issues and had to abort the mission.