The secret cannon in outer space

Cold War secrets

Chapter 1

Bizarre gadgets of the secret agents

Chapter 2

Animals drafted into the secret service

Chapter 3

Weird milestones of the space race

Chapter 4

Mind games and psychological warfare

YOUR GOAL

Master of Cold War secrets

Ch 3 · Weird milestones of the space race
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misslily Playing golf on the dusty Moon

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misslily Space Race Milestones

They put a real cannon in space — (in space!) And fired it during the cosmic race! — (watch out!)

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misslily The first meals eaten in space

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Playing golf on the dusty Moon

misslily An astronaut's unauthorized sporting event on the lunar surface.

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The historic handshake in orbit

misslily The Apollo-Soyuz mission that temporarily united Cold War rivals in space.

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Oddball Orbits
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misslily Launch quirky satellites into orbit to discover the Cold War's strangest space secrets.

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Fun Fact

Space food prank: In 1975, Soviet cosmonauts surprised US astronauts during the Apollo-Soyuz mission by serving them tubes labeled 'Vodka' that actually contained borscht.

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Glossary
spacecraft (noun)
A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space. In November 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 carrying Laika, the first dog in space.

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Gossip

Would you eat space paste?

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Quiz

What club did Alan Shepard use to hit golf balls on the Moon?

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misslily The secret cannon in outer space

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Quiz

Which Apollo 14 astronaut famously hit golf balls on the lunar surface in 1971?

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misslily The historic handshake in orbit

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Quiz

What did Soviet cosmonauts put inside tubes labeled 'Vodka' as a joke for US astronauts?

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Quiz

What weapon did the Soviet Almaz military space station test-fire in orbit in 1975?

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Quiz

Who was the first American astronaut to eat food in space during his 1962 flight?

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Quiz

In what year did the historic Apollo-Soyuz docking and handshake take place?

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Why did the Soviets fire the Almaz space station's cannon remotely without the crew inside?

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Quiz

What did Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin eat during his historic 1961 spaceflight?

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