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Cosmic Imagination in Revolutionary Russia

Donald Parkinson, May 20, 2019

Before the rise of the Soviet Space Program, utopian visions of space travel existed alongside serious scientific work to make it a reality. Donald Parkinson explores the culture of space exploration that existed both before and after the Bolshevik Revolution and how it laid the groundwork for Sputnik. Read Article.

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Boldly Going Where We’ve Already Been: An Analysis of Voyagers

Stephen Lee Naish, November 27, 2021

Stephen Lee Naish reviews Neil Burger's Voyagers and finds an impoverished ruling class vision of space travel where reaching for the stars means more of the same. Read Article.