National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ended decades of Cold War tension and reshaped global politics. But what if the USSR ...

The Soviet Union’s pioneering space missions were among the first to penetrate the thick, toxic clouds of Venus and reveal ...

Ever heard of the supersonic Soviet jet with the nickname the 'Booze Carrier?' Well, let's just say it has a tipsy story, as ...

After 41 years since Rakesh Sharma's historic spaceflight, Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is set to embark on the ...

Indian and Indian-origin astronauts have always shown their admiration for yoga as a core component of keeping themselves ...

The Eurasian Economic Union has ensured the freedom of movement of goods, services, capital and labour, and used integration to create ...

Kennedy met with the CIA following a 1955 tour of the Soviet Union, relaying his observations to the spy agency as a ...

Shubhanshu Shukla is poised to make history as he embarks on a 14-day mission to the International Space Station, 41 years ...

On August 15, 1969, India established Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under the Department of Atomic Energy, which ...

The Soviet secret police were particularly brutal in Ukraine, given that it was a country with a long history of resistance ...