I can't explain why, but there has always been something dreamy and magical about the Soviet space program and its spacecrafts. I've appreciated the apollo-soy

I can't explain why, but there has always been something dreamy and magical about the Soviet space program and its spacecrafts. I've appreciated the apollo-soyuz exhibit at the Air and Space Museum in DC since I was a kid (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Apollo-soyuz.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Apollo-s...). The Venera missions to Venus were also remarkable. This dude's blog about it is a fascinating read: http://mentallandscape.com/V_Venus.htm http://mentallandscape.com/V_Venus.htm