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The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975 marked a pivotal moment in space history, demonstrating that Cold War rivals the US and USSR could collaborate in orbit, paving the way for future international cooperation like the ISS, despite ongoing political tensions.
The United States' success in landing on the Moon before the Soviet Union is attributed to the leadership and vision of Sergei Korolev, a key figure in the Soviet space program. Despite the USSR's early achievements in space exploration, Korolev's untimely death in 1966 led to a leadership vacuum and subsequent failures, allowing the US to surpass the Soviets in the race to the Moon. Korolev's contributions were crucial, and his absence marked a turning point in the Space Race.
In 1969, a Soviet lunar mission went awry when a rocket malfunction caused a highly classified spacecraft to land in China, a geopolitical adversary. The L1E spacecraft, intended for lunar exploration, was equipped with a descent module that survived reentry and landed intact near Harbin, China. This incident occurred during a period of tense Soviet-Chinese relations, following a border conflict earlier that year. The spacecraft's unintended delivery provided a significant technological boost to China's nascent space program, which was rapidly advancing towards its own satellite launches and crewed missions.
Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff for Ukrainian President Zelensky, stated in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Russian President Putin's attempt to revive the USSR has finally failed.
During a meeting with the chairman of the Constitutional Court in Russia, President Vladimir Putin used a map from the 17th century to explain that Ukraine was created under the USSR, sparking controversy and criticism.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again claimed that Ukraine did not exist before the creation of the USSR, citing a map presented to him by the chairman of the Constitutional Court. Putin stated that the lands were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Kingdom of Muscovy before the Soviet government created Soviet Ukraine. This is not the first time Putin has made such claims, which have been widely criticized as pseudo-historical.