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Nikita Khrushchev’s Son Watched his Father Lose the Space Race. 50 Years After the Moon Landing, He Holds No Grudge

India Plans to Launch Moon Mission in July

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See John Glenn's Career on the Cover of LIFE Magazine

By Liz Ronk and Olivia B. Waxman

John Glenn: A Hero's Life in Pictures

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The Other Giant Leap: What Happened to the First Man to Walk in Space

Half a century ago, Russian legend Alexei Leonov took a perilous step into the void

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Why Russia Won't Catch Up in the Space Race

It takes a lot of things to run a successful space program, but petulance, anger and impulsiveness are not among them. That's a lesson Vladimir Putin has to learn.

By Jeffrey Kluger
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