CNN

Two abandoned Soviet space shuttles left in the Kazakh steppe

It was the Soviet response to the space shuttle, designed to take the Cold War into space. But after just one flight, it was mothballed. Now, the ruins of what was called the Buran program are left to ...
IndieWire

How ‘Star City’ Turned the Soviet Space Program Into TV’s Most Thrilling Puzzle Box

Co-creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert tell IndieWire about how Soviet state secrets gave them the freedom to craft a very different space story from "For All Mankind" Showrunners Ben Nedivi and Matt ...
Yahoo

Soviet space dogs survived orbit, made human flight possible, and sparked protests

Long before astronauts became global heroes, animals were sent into the unknown first — and many never made it back. The Soviet space program's use of dogs in orbit made possible scientific ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Soviet Cosmonauts Trained at Star City as They Raced to Beat America to the Moon. Now, a New TV Series Imagines What Happened Behind the Base’s Walls

Apple TV’s “Star City” takes place in a world where the space race never came to an end. A spinoff of “For All Mankind,” the show is told from the Soviet perspective Rhys Ifans (standing in second row ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race

Could the moon landing have been an international program? Roger D. Launius President John F. Kennedy and Chairman Nikita Khrushchev during their meeting in Vienna, Austria. National Archives and ...