Pushing the boundaries

Posted on April 30, 2016 by P Hodkinson

The ultimate goal of the Space Age was to see a man in a rocket, but a barrage of new technologies paved the way. Russia’s pioneering space sector, led by Chief Designer Sergei Korolev, followed the success of Sputnik 1 … Continue reading →

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Inside Yuri’s living quarters

Posted on December 15, 2015 by P Hodkinson

A peak inside Yuri’s original home, now a museum plus a potted history of Russia’s success in space exploration in this BBC report. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35079476 Continue reading →

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Birth of the Space Age

Posted on December 14, 2015 by P Hodkinson

Creative Review, flagship magazine of the graphic designer show an exciting glimpse of what to expect at the current exhibition at the Science Museum, London. More on this interview with curators Doug Millard and Natalia Sidlina about the show… Continue reading →

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The Making of Cosmonauts

Posted on September 24, 2015 by P Hodkinson

A chance remark, back in 2008 started a chain of events leading the most significant exhibition of Soviet and Russian space artifacts held outside of Russian. This talk with Doug Millard, Senior Curator of Cosmonauts, tells the story of how … Continue reading →

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19: Yuri is ‘the one’

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Andrew J King

This page contains one of my favourite moments in the story, one that is based directly on witness testimony. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it sounds like Valeri Bykovsky was a thoughtful member of the squad. He too, seems … Continue reading →

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