During what would become the most dramatic month in space history, an apocalyptic explosion of near-nuclear magnitude took ...

Many believed that perhaps the Soviet Union would ultimately triumph in the Space Race to the Moon. But while NASA’s Apollo Program carefully planned and prepared for a meticulous mission, the Soviets ...

That’s where the USSR’s Heavy Interplanetary Vessel (TMK) comes into the picture. Conceived during the height of the Space Race of the Cold War, the TMK program endeavored to send crewed missions to ...

The USSR’s ambitious Mars mission was initially planned to launch in 1975, but it was never executed. During the Cold War, significant advancements occurred in the fields of science and technology as ...