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During re-entry plasma enveloped Vostok-6. Tereshkova saw pieces of burning material fly past her window and she also smelled smoke entering the cabin…
Tereshkova Landing
Newspaper Story
Red Square
Tereskova-Nikolaev Wedding
50 Year Anniversary
Tereskova & Armstrong
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In February of 1962, the United States put John Glenn into orbit. This prompted Soviet leadership to suddenly asked Chief Designer Korolev to launch the next space spectacular promptly. To make this mission truly spectacular the Soviets decided to launch a group flight of two Vostoks lasting up to four days in orbit.
Nikolaev
Popovich
Rolling Out
Vostok 4 on Pad
Popovich in Orbit
Nikolaev & Popovich
Mission Patch
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For the Soviet Union, 1960 was a mixed bag of success and failure as it struggled for new achievements in space exploration. The main driving force was to be the first nation to launch a man into space. An achievement their adversary, the United States, also desperately wanted.
Vostok on Test Stand
Vostok Flight Plan
Belka and Strelka
Vostok With Third Stage
Vostok Dog Capsule
Card From Dog Capsule
Strelka With Pups
