Essence of Space Exploration / by Luce, Zoe, author 648386

“…The early era of space exploration was driven by a "Space Race" between the Soviet Union and the United States, the launch of the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, the USSR's Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957, and the The first Moon landing by the American Apollo 11 craft on July 20, 1969 are often taken as the boundaries for this initial period. The Soviet space program achieved many of the first milestones, including the first living being in orbit in 1957, the first human spaceflight (Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1) in 1961, the first spacewalk (by Aleksei Leonov) in 1965, the first automatic landing on another celestial body in 1966 , and the launch of the first space station (Salyut 1) in 1971 .…”
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Support Vehicles, Components and Modules of the International Space Station / by Dowling, Dominick, author 648085, Rico, Colt, author 648086

“…Soyuz is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today. …”
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Support Vehicles of the International Space Station / by Rico, Colt, author 648086

“…Soyuz is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today. …”
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Encyclopedia of International Space Agencies / by Hawkins, Vance, author 648262

“…NASA shares data with various national and international organizations such as from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite. After the Soviet space program's launch of the world's first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) on October 4, 1957, the attention of the United States turned toward its own fledgling space efforts. …”
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CAN PSEUDO-DOCUMENTARY CHANGE HISTORY? (ALEXEY FEDORCHENKO’S FILM «FIRST ON THE MOON»)

“…On the other hand, the alternative history of the Soviet space program reveals same patterns that one may detect in its “real” counterpart, first and foremost, the self-destructive character of the Soviet system, its abandonment of its most exciting projects and extermination of its most talented representatives. …”
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Politics and imagination : Soviet children's culture and the space age, 1957-1964 by Trowel, K

“…The early years of the Soviet space program offer an interesting and important perspective on Soviet history precisely because of this massive mobilization of resources. …”