Programs, people & discoveries

Russia

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Soyuz TM-32 — Soyuz TM-32 departing the International Space Station — NASA · Image source

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Soyuz program

Building a transport system, from rendezvous to recovery

5 connected lessons35 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Soyuz TM-20 — Mir - February 1995 — User Zaphod on sv.wikipedia · Image source

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Mir program

A growing laboratory and the realities of long-duration operations

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Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches Mir before the first Shuttle–Mir docking — NASA/JSC · Image source

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Shuttle–Mir program

Learning to share a long stay in orbit

4 connected lessons20 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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The exact Expedition 1 International Space Station configuration above Earth after STS-97, with the P6 solar arrays, Russian modules, and docked Soyuz visibly resolved. — NASA · Image source

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The International Space Station program

Building and sustaining a shared orbital laboratory

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Bright green vegetation follows the narrow Nile corridor into its broad delta, surrounded by pale desert and dark blue seas in a MODIS false-colour view — MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Image source · Public domain — NASA

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

EgyptSat: images, engineering and a lasting archive

Changing partnerships and the work that makes Earth observations useful

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Tall white-and-red Kosmos-3M launch vehicle displayed vertically in an Omsk square beneath a blue sky. — Trash777 · Image source

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian relays, messages and experiments

Five programmes, five ways to move or measure information.

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Full-scale Molniya 1A satellite model in a museum, with six pale solar-panel wings and dish antennas surrounding its central body. — Pline · Image source

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Soviet and Russian communications networks

Follow the signals, from northern orbits to commercial service.

7 connected lessons56 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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A tall silver and gold spacecraft stands vertically inside a preparation building, partly obscured by red supports; its base is labeled Resurs-O1 No. 4. — El Salvador · Image source

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Resurs: from returned film to digital observations

Follow four observation systems from exposed film to scientific data services.

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A dark spherical Foton return capsule hangs in a museum, with its open hatch and interior fittings visible — Daderot · Image source

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian research: from living systems to distant galaxies

Follow the evidence from returned samples, land maps and astronomical signals

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A processed satellite view of Europe and surrounding seas with clouds, green land and curved swath edges — Highflyer (hi_geo); observation by Meteor-M No. 2-4 · Image source

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian satellites: weather and communications

Compare the orbit with the service it makes possible

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Programs, people & discoveries

Russia

Explore 10 courses and 48 connected lessons. Start with a program that interests you, then follow its links into science, engineering, and history.

Some courses compare several programs or follow shared projects. Each keeps its own lesson sequence and suggested preparation.

Search courses and lesson topics

Subject area

Level

10 courses to explore

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Soyuz program

Building a transport system, from rendezvous to recovery

5 connected lessons35 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Mir program

A growing laboratory and the realities of long-duration operations

5 connected lessons35 min of lessons + 8 min challenge1 suggested starting point →

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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The Shuttle–Mir program

Learning to share a long stay in orbit

4 connected lessons20 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Space programs and missions · Beginner to Intermediate

The International Space Station program

Building and sustaining a shared orbital laboratory

4 connected lessons20 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Space programs and missions · Intermediate

EgyptSat: images, engineering and a lasting archive

Changing partnerships and the work that makes Earth observations useful

4 connected lessons24 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian relays, messages and experiments

Five programmes, five ways to move or measure information.

5 connected lessons40 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Soviet and Russian communications networks

Follow the signals, from northern orbits to commercial service.

7 connected lessons56 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Resurs: from returned film to digital observations

Follow four observation systems from exposed film to scientific data services.

4 connected lessons32 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

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Start learning

Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian research: from living systems to distant galaxies

Follow the evidence from returned samples, land maps and astronomical signals

5 connected lessons40 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

Explore the course

Start learning

Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready

Space programs and missions · Intermediate

Russia

Russian satellites: weather and communications

Compare the orbit with the service it makes possible

5 connected lessons40 min of lessons + 8 min challenge2 suggested starting points →

Explore the course

Start learning

Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready