Vostok

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04.12.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

We Need a New Vocabulary to Talk About the Human Future in Space

06.25.18

By Frank White
Tech

55 Years Ago, Yuri Gagarin Became the First Human in Space

04.12.16

By Nell Frizzell
News

Are Russia and China Really Serious, Or Just Hooking Up?

11.26.14

By Ryan Faith
Tech

There’s Microbial Life in Lake Vostok After All

07.05.13

By Ben Richmond
Tech

There Was No Escape from the Sketchiest, Most Cramped Soviet Spaceflight

10.13.12

By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

Valentina Tereshkova Was the First Woman in Space

06.15.12

By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

Taking Stock of Vostok

02.08.12

By Brian Anderson
Tech

The Handsome Stuff: How Yuri Gagarin was Selected to be the First Cosmonaut

06.15.11

By Amy Shira Teitel

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