The launch of Soviet space probe Luna 1, the first spacecraft to escape Earth’s orbit. January 1-2, 1959.
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- Interior of the Salyut 1 space station
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, pioneer scientist in the field of rockets and space travel
- The crews of the Soyuz 6, Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 8 space missions
- Nikita Khrushchev speaking from the rostrum of the 3rd Soviet Writers’ Congress
- Demonstrator burning the Soviet flag in front of the Soviet Embassy in Warsaw
