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Tag Archives: Korolev
Laika (Muttnik) on SciLogs
On Saturday, October 5, 1957, word that the Soviets had put a 184-pound satellite, Sputnik, into orbit the night before spread throughout the United States. Fear and paranoia spread throughout the country while the Soviet Union celebrated, specifically the scientists … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Soviet
Tagged Khrushchev, Korolev, Laika, Soviet, Sputnik, Sputnik 2
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Mapping Vintage Space
Regular readers of Vintage Space are doubtless aware that I have a tendency to link newer posts to older ones. This reflects the interrelation of all the topics I have (and will) discuss in this blog. I find this era … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Apollo, Gemini, History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury, Planetary Science, Rockets, Soviet, Space Shuttle, Unmanned Spaceflight
Tagged Astronaut Selection, Gagarin, Gemini, Glenn, History of Rocketry, Korolev, Landing Systems, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury Program, Moon, NACA, NASA, Shepard, Soviet Space Program, Space Planes, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight, Splashdown, X-15
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Fashioning Vostok 1
In a previous post, I unravelled some of the mystery surrounding Yuri Gagarin’s historic Vostok 1 mission. One of the principle differences I tried to bring to the forefront in that post, as well as others discussing the Soviet Space … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury, Soviet
Tagged Gagarin, Korolev, Launch Vehicles, Rockets, Soviet, Soviet Space Program, Spaceflight
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The Enigmatic Vostok 1
In previous posts, I’ve talked a little bit about how the Soviet Space Program designed its perfect cosmonaut and outlined some of the differences between Soviet and American spaceflight in the early 1960s. In both cases, Yuri Gagarin (left) has … Continue reading
Posted in History of Space Science, Manned Spaceflight, Rockets, Soviet
Tagged Gagarin, Korolev, Manned Spaceflight, Mercury Program, NASA, Soviet, Soviet Space Program, von Braun
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Designing the Perfect Cosmonaut
In a previous post, I talked about how NASA designed the perfect astronaut – the qualities that were considered vital in selecting the first generation Mercury astronauts. The Soviet Space Program was no different. The organization held its candidates to … Continue reading