space race

THE KIDNAPPING OF THE LUNIK By Sydney Wesley Finer, 1967

Background A number of years ago the Soviet Union toured several countries with an exhibition of its industrial and economic…

June 16, 2020

Soviet Intentions Concerning Manned Lunar Landing, 25 April 1963

Background According to the summary of the memorandum: "Three unmanned lunar launchings this year, together with other new evidence and…

March 11, 2020

The Evolution of the NASA-DoD Relationship from Sputnik to the Lunar Landing, Published April 18, 1997

Background Between Sputnik's launching in October 1957 and the lunar landing in July 1969 America sponsored five human spaceflight projects.…

April 26, 2019

Space – A Collection of Soviet Papers from the Early 1960s

Background Space - A Collection of Articles [109 Pages, 12.1MB] The following foreign intelligence papers were received from the Defense…

September 28, 2016

A History of Soviet Aviation and Cosmonautics, January 1965

This publication is a translation of Aviation and Cosmonautics (Aviatsiya I Kosmonavtika) formerly Herald of the Air Fleet, a monthly journal of…

April 6, 2016