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Fifteen years of space race still blazing in Moscow
Moscow marks the 15th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s spaceflight with celebrations and a sober view of the ongoing cold war era race. The piece notes Soviet achievements including multiple cosmonaut flights, Venus and Mars probes, and the Salyut 4 space station, while contrasting U.S. Apollo, Gemini, and shuttle plans. It cites Western experts about the strength of the Soviet program and its military links, and mentions ongoing satellites, unmanned probes, and potential future orbital stations.
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Moscow
Fadia Station
Yuri Mekseevich
Gagarin
Earth
Soviet Union
Mars
Wial Venus
United Space Stations
America
Alexei
Leonov
Valery Kubasov
Amer