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The Martyr of Modern Spaceflight
Vladimir Komarov was the first human to die during a spaceflight. His death, 50 years ago today, led to the creation of the most reliable spacecraft in operation.
The First Spacewalker Cheated Death And Crash-Landed In a Forest Full of Wolves
Humanity's first spacewalk seems even crazier 52 years later.
The Mascot Finalists For The 2018 World Cup Are Shrewd And Sporty
A bogatyr is a brave and knightly character common in Slavic legend and epic poems.
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There Was No Escape from the Sketchiest, Most Cramped Soviet Spaceflight
The Soviet Voskhod spacecraft was a hollowed out Vostok with almost no safety provisions. And it worked.
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