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Who were the Vanguard Six Cosmonauts?
Looking at the Soviets selected to be the first men in space
Aeryn Avilla
Apr 1211 min read
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The Empire Strikes Back: The "Barbarian" Satellite Polyus
The Soviet Union's space laser that could've gone head-to-head with Reagan's Star Wars
Aeryn Avilla
Jun 25, 20247 min read
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Sputniks, Muttniks, & Kaputniks: The International Geophysical Year & the Dawn of the Space Age
The solution to thawing the Cold War? The largest international science fair of all time.
Aeryn Avilla
Feb 20, 20248 min read
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More Things in Heaven and Earth: Voskhod 1 and the First Space Crew
How politics, Shakespeare, and the Tokyo Olympics were part of the world's first multi-person spaceflight
Aeryn Avilla
Oct 12, 20238 min read
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That Time the CIA Stole a Soviet Lunar Probe
How a clandestine CIA operation helped the US take the lead in the Space Race
Aeryn Avilla
Jun 30, 20235 min read
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Red Dawn: The Voskhod Program
Commemorating the 57th anniversary of the first spacewalk with a post about the whole Voskhod Program!
Aeryn Avilla
Mar 23, 20228 min read
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