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In-depth pieces on the Soviet space program, researched from declassified files and primary archives. Each one answers a question the existing sources leave scattered or unsettled.

Money & IntelligenceMay 31, 20269 min read

How Much Did the Soviet Space Program Actually Cost?

There is no official number, and there never was. What the CIA estimated, what the Soviet Union finally admitted in 1989, and why a single clean dollar figure is impossible.

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Bring the Space Age home

Original Soviet-style space posters on archival giclée matte paper. Free worldwide shipping.

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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. Group portrait of the four early Soviet cosmonauts - Gagarin, Titov, Nikolaev, Popovich - in heroic three-quarter view wearing CCCP pressure helmets against a red sunburst and starfield. Bottom Cyrillic text names them and declares them МОГУЧИЕ ВИТЯЗИ НАШИХ ДНЕЙ (Mighty Knights of Our Days). — Mighty Knights of Our Days
1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters
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Soviet space propaganda poster in the visual idiom of 1958-1963. A rocket rises from a stylized launch pad/factory complex into a starfield. The Cyrillic slogan СОЦИАЛИЗМ — НАША СТАРТОВАЯ ПЛОЩАДКА (Socialism Is Our Launching Pad) frames the composition. Red, gold, and ivory palette. — Socialism Is Our Launching Pad
1958-1963 - golden age of Soviet space posters
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