History of the Soviet/Russian programs for exploring space. Missions@ (473) 1. VideoCosmos - Images of Soviet space history, and a list of all cosmonauts trained in the USSR and Russia. 2. About.com: Valentina Tereshkova - Biography of the first woman in space. 3. Russian Space - Soviet and Russian space history and biographies. 4. Sergei Korolev - Information about the Soviet chief designer and pioneer in rocket design, Russian launch vehicles and other designers. 5. The Soviet Manned Lunar Program - The evolution of the plan to land cosmonauts on the moon, with references. 6. The Straight Dope: Are There Really "Lost Cosmonauts" Stranded in Space? - In April 1965, Reader's Digest told of Cosmonauts stranded in orbit. This article addresses some of the mystery behind the Soviet space program failures. 7. Virtual Space Museum - An online multimedia museum devoted to the Russian space program. Includes timelines and 3D spacecraft models in VRML. 8. Why the Soviets Never Beat the U.S. to the Moon - A Soviet space expert discusses how recently declassified material confirms his painstaking discoveries over decades about why the Soviet Union was unable to win the space race.

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