On this day June 16th in 1963, the USSR’s space mission Vostok 6 launches with Valentina Tereshkova aboard, making her the first woman in space.
The Soviet Union’s achievements in space:
Conducted the first crew transfer between docked spacecraft during Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 (1969).
Landed the first robotic rover on another celestial body with Lunokhod 1 (1970).
Returned the first robotic samples from the Moon with Luna 16 (1970).
Launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 (1957).
Sent the first living creature into orbit, the dog Laika (1957).
Achieved the first impact on the Moon with Luna 2 (1959).
Returned the first photographs of the far side of the Moon with Luna 3 (1959).
Achieved the first soft landing on the Moon with Luna 9 (1966).
Sent the first spacecraft into lunar orbit with Luna 10 (1966).
Achieved the first automated docking of two spacecraft with Kosmos 186 and Kosmos 188 (1967).
Launched the world’s first space station, Salyut 1 (1971).
Sent the first probes to successfully land on and transmit data from Venus, including Venera 7 (1970).
Returned the first images from the surface of another planet with Venera 9 (1975).
Set numerous endurance records in space, including missions lasting several months aboard Mir.
And all done without capitalist meddling.
Lots of people think the US won the space race, but in reality the USSR had many more "firsts" in space.
Leftist Gamer Memes
Sent the first human into space, Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1 (1961).
Conducted the first multi-person spaceflight with Voskhod 1 (1964).
Performed the first spacewalk (EVA) by Alexei Leonov during Voskhod 2 (1965).
