The end of an era.
The end of an era. Three decades of missions came to a close as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down in Florida after a 13-day trip to the International Space […]
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The Baikonur Cosmodrome
The cosmodrome and the Soyuz. Baikonur is an entire Kazakh city, rented and administered by Russia. The Baikonur Cosmodrome facility was founded in 1955, when Kazakhstan was a part of […]
This is Not the Space Shuttle
The Soviet Shuttle. This is Not the Space Shuttle. Take a closer look: you might see the red Soviet flag on the right wing. This picture was taken on November […]
Satellites
Between 1998 and 2005, the Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen traveled through the fringes of the former Soviet empire, exploring the oblique stories of half-forgotten enclaves and restless territories. In the words […]
