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Soviet Space Station Ambitions Highlighted in Air of Propaganda
The article traces Soviet space feats from Sputnik I to plans for a large orbiting station. It notes heavy three stage rockets, long duration manned flights, rendezvous skills, and the aim of a doughnut shaped station capable of housing up to 30 cosmonauts. It links progress to political aims and public film narratives.
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Laika
United States
Russia
Yuri A. Gagarin
Earth
Soviet Union
littleRussia
Space
German S. Titov
Andrian G. Nikolayev
Valery F. Bykovsky
Nikolayev
Pavel R. Popovich
Aleksei Leonov