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Aug 6, 2017 · Yuri Gagarin and other Soviet cosmonauts examine the first pictures of the moon taken by the Lunik 1 space probe in 1961.
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Explore the awe-inspiring moments of the historic Space Race through these 35 captivating pictures. From breathtaking launches to mesmerizing astronaut feats...
The space race was eventually won by the Apollo 11 mission of July 1969, witnessed by a television audience of around half a billion entranced by blurred, black-and-white images of Neil...
Oct 19, 2018 · In that time, millions of words have been written about that mission, and the pictures the astronauts and cosmonauts captured on the race to our nearest neighbour have become iconic images.
Jul 12, 2017 · Cameras on a V-2 rocket launched from the New Mexico desert captured a grainy, black-and-white depiction of Earth on October 24, 1946—years before the Soviet Union sparked the space race by ...
May 18, 2015 · Trajectory for the stars: Rare photos from the early Space Race. An upcoming book collects hundreds of rare and unpublished photos of NASA's first manned space programs -- Project Mercury and...