media dubbed the spacecraft "Marsnik", a portmanteau of Mars and Sputnik. Mars 1M No.1, known in the West as Marsnik 1, Mars 1960A and Korabl 4, was...

Mars 1M No.1, designated Mars 1960A by NASA analysts and dubbed Marsnik 1 by the Western media, was the first spacecraft launched as part of the Soviet...

and failed to achieve orbit. The spacecraft were dubbed Marsnik by the Western media. Mars 1 was launched in 1962 but failed en route to Mars. Two other...

The first attempt at sending a probe to the surface of Mars, nicknamed "Marsnik 1," was by the USSR in 1960. The probe failed to reach Earth orbit, and...

Marsnik program Space exploration Unmanned space missions Krebs, Gunter. "Mars 1 (2MV-4 #1,2)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved May 24, 2024. "Mars 1"...

26 (4): 558–590. doi:10.1093/hcr/26.4.558. Luthans, F.; Rubach, M. J.; Marsnik, P. (1995). "Going beyond total quality: The characteristics, techniques...

Monument to the Conquerors of Space in Moscow. After the success of Sputnik 1 in October 1957, Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, wanted a spacecraft...

1918.: 1–2, 8  He worked as a high school mathematics teacher until retiring in 1920 at the age of 63. In 1921, he received a lifetime pension.: 1–2, 8 ...

found on Tsander's headstone in Kislovodsk. Tsander had begun work on the OR-1 experimental engine in 1929 while working at the Central Institute for Aircraft...

became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking...