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Soviet’s Voskhod Launch was ‘Undoubtedly a Greater Risk’

Soviet’s Voskhod Launch was ‘Undoubtedly a Greater Risk’

In the autumn of 1964, the Soviet Union achieved another space spectacular with the flight of the first multi-person spacecraft. On board was a pilot cosmonaut and the first civilians to fly in space – a physician and an engineer. Russia’s stated confidence in the reliability of their technology noted that there was no need for pressure suits. However, in the years since the fall of the Soviet regime, Russian space experts confirmed the mission was primarily for propaganda and included significant risks.