Oct
25
Blueprint of a Russian Soyuz rocket. Click here to view large size.
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Apr
8
Alexei Gubarev and Vladimír Remek (Czechoslovakia), crew of Soyuz 28. They spent 7 days in space onboard Salyut 6. This was the first manned flight in the Interkosmos program, making Vladimír Remek the first person in space who was not a Soviet or American citizen. (1978)
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Mar
6
Happy Birthday to Valentina Tereshkova! She became the first woman in space on 16 June 1963, aboard Vostok 6.
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Jan
25
Valeri Polyakov, Viktor Afanasyev and Yuri Usachov, the crew of Soyuz TM-18, during Soyuz training. (1993-4)
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