Anil Menon discusses how achievements of the Soviet Union set modern spaceflight standards.

The entities involved

• Anil Menon →

  physician and NASA astronaut

  Nothing else this week.

• Soviet Union →

  former country in Eurasia (1922–1991)

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  • The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was a key institution whose work contributed to the intellectual and industrial ambitions of the Soviet Union.Mon 13:31

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