the state corporation that runs the Russian space program. Designed to land on the surface of Venus, Kosmos-482 may have remained intact during its plunge. It splashed down in the Indian Ocean ...

who is one of the world’s foremost scholars of the Soviet space program, the return of Kosmos-482 is a literal “object lesson” about the wealth of archaeological artifacts preserved in space.

According to Soviet space scholar Asif Siddiqi, a historian at Fordham University in New York City, Moscow began working on space-based weapons well before Reagan kicked the U.S. program into high ...

If it is a parachute, that could slow its descent to Earth, he said. Lewis, a historian of the Soviet space program, said she is curious about Kosmos 482 and its condition. “I want to know what ...

The mission was an attempt by the Soviet space program to reach Venus, but it failed to reach enough velocity to enter a transfer trajectory toward the scorching hot planet. A malfunction caused ...

Originally composed in 1960 by Oscar Feltsman with lyrics by Vladimir Voinovich, the song became the unofficial anthem of the Soviet space program. Unfortunately, Nikolayev and Popovich’s works ...

Explore the remarkable story of Buran, the Soviet Union’s secret space shuttle that stunned the world with its fully ...

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian ...

The multi-billion dollar, decade-long undertaking, which still requires sign-off by President Vladimir Putin, calls for RUB4.5 trillion ($56 billion) in space spending, including RUB1 trillion for the ...

A public spat between Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump has put over $22 billion in SpaceX government contracts at risk ...