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50 Years Ago We Got Our First Picture from the Moon
On this date half a century ago the Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft made humanity's first-ever soft landing on the surface of…
9 years ago
Yuri Gagarin Memorialized in a Funky Music Video
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin entered the "realm of myth and legend" when he became the first…
10 years ago
Details of Yuri Gagarin’s Tragic Death Revealed
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin lifted off aboard Vostok 1 to become the first…
11 years ago
Soviet Lander Spotted by Mars Orbiter
On May 28, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the Mars 3 mission which, like its previously-launched and ill-fated sibling Mars…
12 years ago
Revisiting The First Rover
[/caption] Before there was Curiosity, before Spirit, and Opportunity, and even long before Sojourner, there was Lunokhod 1, the Soviet…
13 years ago