Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak  Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Soviet Union space pioneers, Laika the dog anniversary, space docking, Deep Space Gateway & more.  Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce.  This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com.  Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htm.  Please note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.

John Batchelor and I welcomed back Anatoly Zak to talk about the anniversary of many Soviet Union space firsts including Laika and space docking.  We talked about the classified nature of the Soviet space program, what the Russian people knew at the time and did not know plus much more.  Anatoly updated us on the replacement Soyuz spacecraft and we talked about the Deep Space Gateway project.  Other topics of an historical nature were discussed.  Anatoly also told us about the first Earth Science mission, the classified VKZ which has now been declassified by the Russians.

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