analysisApril 16, 2026
From Sputnik to Mir: The Rise of the Soviet-Russian Space Dominance (Part 1)
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, put the first human in orbit, did the first spacewalk, built the first space stations, and dominated space for 30
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analysisJanuary 12, 2026
The First Spacewalk: Alexei Leonov's 12 Minutes That Almost Ended in Disaster
On March 18, 1965, Alexei Leonov floated free of Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes — and nearly died when his spacesuit ballooned and trapped him outside the