Russia to send a woman into space in 2014
Russia will send a female cosmonaut into space for the first time in two decades next year, an official at the space training centre said Wednesday. Yelena Serova, 36 and a professional cosmonaut, “is...
View ArticleGagarin space drama based on secret Soviet archive hits Russian theaters
The film first premiered in Moscow on April 12 and was screened at the UN’s Vienna International Center, and is now hitting Russian wide screens. According to the film’s crew, ‘Gagarin: The First in...
View ArticlePutin agrees to head All-Russia People’s Front
Putin, who initiated the creation of the Front, has visited the second day of the organization’s congress, which took place in central Moscow on June 11-12. On his arrival, movie director, Stanislav...
View ArticleFirst Lady of Space: Tereshkova’s flight TIMELINE
The selection of candidates for the mission began in early 1962. The first female cosmonaut had to meet certain criteria: a parachute jumper, younger than 30, less than 170 cm (5’ 7”) tall, and less...
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