Between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wa... ...communication between the Western powers and the Soviet Union was shackled by the deep rivalry and distru... ...ctually going on over on the other side. When the Soviet Union collapsed, many of the secrets it kept rema... ...don’t have answers for...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/12/18/10-Enduring-Cold-War-Mysteries-Conspiracy-Theories/Apparently there is a generation of Americans who... ...who think that Sally Ride was the first woman in space . Those of us who came of age before Ride's histor... ...e of age before Ride's historic first trip on the space shuttle are well aware that cosmonaut Valentina T... ...cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/22/The-First-Woman-in-Space/The tale of the canine cosmonaut Laika, the first... ...s a tragic one. But she was not the first dog the Soviets sacrificed in their space program . And the two space dogs that followed Laika not only survived, but b... ...elow). Da...
https://www.neatorama.com/2015/01/23/The-Soviet-Space-Dogs-Who-Took-Giant-Leaps-for-Mankind/Life as a cosmonaut in the early days of the Soviet space program was difficult. The crew of the Voskhod 2 mission... ...ssion in 1965 had to not only perform a difficult space mission (featuring the world's first EVA), but th... ...imals in the Siberian wilderness!According to the spa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/03/22/Voskhod-2s-Perilous-Landing/[http://vimeo.com/54536669] (vimeo link)The little... ...e dog Laika, the first living being launched into space from earth, died during her moment in the sun and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/10/Laika-An-Alternate-History/