swap_horiz Zond 5 Alternatives

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Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1 was a polished metal sphere with radio transmitters, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Its significance li...

Cold War Satellite Soviet First

9.2 Excellent

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Explorer 1

Explorer 1 was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in Earth orbit by the United States. Launched in 1958,...

Cold War Satellite Nasa Earth Orbit

9.2 Excellent

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Telstar 1

Telstar 1 was a pioneering American communications satellite launched in 1962 by AT&T. Its significance lies in being th...

Cold War Att Satellite Communications

9.2 Excellent

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Vostok 6

The Vostok 6 was a Soviet crewed spacecraft responsible for carrying cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova into Earth orbit on...

Cold War Soviet First Woman Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Mercury Friendship 7

The Mercury Friendship 7 was a single-seat capsule designed for crewed orbital missions during the Cold War. It carried...

Cold War Nasa First Us Orbit Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Command/Service Module

The Apollo Command/Service Module was a critical component of NASA’s manned lunar missions during the Cold War era. It c...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Apollo Lunar Module

The Apollo Lunar Module was a specialized spacecraft developed by NASA to enable crewed landings on the Moon. This two-s...

Cold War Nasa Moon Crewed

9.2 Excellent

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Luna 17 (Lunokhod 1)

Luna 17 was a Soviet spacecraft launched in 1970. It deployed Lunokhod 1, the first remotely operated rover to explore t...

Cold War Soviet Rover Moon

9.1 Excellent

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Luna 21 (Lunokhod 2)

Luna 21 was a Soviet uncrewed space mission launched in January 1973 to deploy the Lunokhod 2 lunar rover on the Moon's...

Cold War Endurance Soviet Rover

8.6 Great

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Vostok 2

Vostok 2 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight launched on August 6, 1961, carrying cosmonaut Gherman Titov. The mission made...

Cold War Endurance Soviet Crewed

8.2 Great

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Soyuz-T

The Soyuz-T was a Soviet crewed spacecraft developed as an modernization of the earlier Soyuz model, conducting its init...

Cold War Soviet Transport Crewed

8.2 Great

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Sputnik 2

Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit by the Soviet Union, lifting off on November 3, 1957. The...

Cold War Satellite Soviet Earth Orbit

8.1 Great

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Vostok 5

Vostok 5 was a Soviet crewed spacecraft launched on June 14, 1963, carrying cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky. It flew concurren...

Cold War Endurance Soviet Crewed

7.9 Good

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Vostok 3

Vostok 3 was a Soviet crewed spaceflight launched on August 11, 1962, carrying cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev into Earth or...

Cold War Soviet Crewed Earth Orbit

7.8 Good

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Vostok 4

Vostok 4 was a Soviet crewed spacecraft launched on August 12, 1962, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying cosmonaut Pavel...

Cold War Soviet Crewed Earth Orbit

7.7 Good

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Soyuz 7K-OK

The Soyuz 7K-OK was the first generation of the Soviet Soyuz crewed spacecraft, conducting its initial crewed orbital fl...

Cold War Soviet Transport Crewed

7.6 Good

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Salyut 4

Salyut 4 was a Soviet civilian space station launched on December 26, 1974, into low Earth orbit as part of the long-run...

Cold War Science Soviet Space Station

7.3 Good

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Sputnik 3

Sputnik 3 was a Soviet scientific satellite launched into low Earth orbit on May 15, 1958. The conical, unmanned spacecr...

Cold War Science Satellite Soviet

7.2 Good

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Salyut 5

Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station launched on 22 June 1976 as the third and final Almaz military station to reach orbi...

Military Cold War Soviet Space Station

6.6 Fair

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Salyut 3

Salyut 3 was a Soviet military space station launched on 25 June 1974 as part of the Almaz program. It was operated unde...

Military Cold War Soviet Space Station

6.4 Fair