Western 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.2, designated Mars 1960B by NASA analysts and dubbed Marsnik 2 by the Western media, was a spacecraft launched as part of the Soviet Union's...

launched in 1960 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...

A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology...

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...

2.2 metres (7.2 ft) long by 140 millimetres (5.5 in) in diameter, had a mass of 30 kilograms (66 lb), and it was anticipated that it could carry a 2 kilograms...

: 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  In...

those stations possessing a Salyut-derived core module at its heart. Mir-2 (DOS-8), the final spacecraft from the Salyut series, became one of the first...

of Keplerian orbits". European Journal of Physics. 25 (2): L17–L19. doi:10.1088/0143-0807/25/2/L03. Another distinguished German from Riga was Friedrich...

(1973–1981) Soyuz 7K-T-AF (1973); 7K-T modified for space station flight with Orion 2 space telescope Soyuz 7K-T/A9 (1974–1978); 7K-T modified for flights to military...