A Soviet spacecraft is expected to come hurtling back to Earth after being stuck in orbit for more than 50 years. The Kosmos ...

The Space Race ... in the Soviet Union: "There were lots of letters addressed to the government, all of which asked how it could have happened, how come Americans were ahead of us.

The launch alarmed many Americans and led to a renewed commitment to space ... “race” by intentionally refraining from using it: On September 20, 1956, more than a year before the Soviet Union ...

Kosmos 482 was part of the Venera program, a series of Soviet probes that set the early benchmark for exploring Venus. Its ...

Kosmos-482, a spacecraft bound for Venus in 1972, was a time capsule from the Cold War when superpowers had broad ambitions ...

USA vs. USSR: Fierce rivals in the Space Race The USA and the USSR believed that whoever controlled space could control the destiny of the planet. During the 20th Century, in the years after World ...

Moon missions have historically been dominated by the United States and USSR. In a frantic decade ... And it's the reason the Space Race is being re-run.

The Space Race ... in the Soviet Union: "There were lots of letters addressed to the government, all of which asked how it could have happened, how come Americans were ahead of us.

Japan is now in the space race. Here’s where other countries stand Only the United States, the Soviet Union, China, India, and now Japan have ever landed on the moon. ULA Vulcan rocket launch ...