Voskhod

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Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 recording pilot Aleksey Leonov making the first space walk, March 18, 1965.

cosmonaut; Voskhod I

Aleksey Arkhipovich
Leonov

Sergei Korolev and Voskhod 1 crew

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Voskhod. The first human in space. Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet Voskhod 2 records pilot Aleksey Leonov historic 10 min. spacewalk, March 18, 1965. Leonov extravehicular activities (EVA) was the first human to ever walk in space

The First Space Walk

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

New space race infographic between China, India, and Japan. Asian space race, space exploration

The New Space Race

The Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39A on July 1 1997 to begin the 16-day STS-94 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission.

12 Questions About the History of Space Exploration Answered

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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

pg 229Nazi parade features a banner proclaiming, "Death to Marxism."The possibility of a peaceful Germany after World War I was precluded entirely by the terms of the Versailles Treaty and theintransigent hostility of France and England. Stripped of indu

Were the Nazis Socialists?

Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on rock, side view, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

The Fastest Animals on Earth

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Three stills from an external movie camera on the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2 recording pilot Aleksey Leonov making the first space walk, March 18, 1965.

cosmonaut; Voskhod I

Aleksey Arkhipovich
Leonov

Sergei Korolev and Voskhod 1 crew

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Topics

crewed spacecraft Constellation program Artemis Apollo Soyuz Shenzhou Gemini Vostok Mercury space station space shuttle

Key People

Yuri Gagarin and Sergei Korolev

Sergei Korolev

Soviet scientist

Konstantin Feoktistov

Konstantin Feoktistov

Russian cosmonaut

Aleksei Leonov

Aleksei Leonov

Soviet cosmonaut

cosmonaut; Voskhod I

Boris Borisovich Yegorov

Soviet physician

cosmonaut; Voskhod I

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov

Soviet cosmonaut

Pavel Belyayev

Pavel Belyayev

Soviet cosmonaut

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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