Russian Spacecraft Names

Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev stuck in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

Unable to return home, he ended up having to stay in space until further notice.

The cosmonaut eventually returned back to earth on March 25, 1992, after 10 months in orbit - to a nation that was very different to what it was when he had left. The Soviet Union had fractured into 15 nations, presidents had changed, and even his hometown of Leningrad had become St. Petersburg.

Interestingly, at the time, Krikalev was supposed to serve in the military reserves, and was almost issued a warrant for desertion – before the army realised that their reserve soldier was not even on the planet.

AHAHAHH YESS 😍

look at him, holding the earth...🌎

THEM,,,,:,)

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STS-60 mission specialists Sergei Krikalev (left) and Jan Davis (right) try to catch and eat pieces of candy floating in front of them on the Discovery’s middeck (017-9).

Tbh, even if they aren’t as well-known as the Three Greats (Gagarin, Tereshkova and Leonov), the other Soviet cosmonauts were pretty cute too. Like, Yegorov, Bykovsky, Belyayev, heck, even Titov were all just so huggable-looking! And that’s just from the first original group.

aaaah so true!! 💕

they’re all such cutie pies! 💞

Finally done with the whole range again! I am thinking this is probably the solid final version. Now I can move on to writing about them!

A happy late birthday to Judy Resnik, the first Jewish woman in space. Ad astra per aspera <3

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