The Final Transmission of The Lost Cosmonaut

1961+

for a bizarre and unexplained case involving the alleged disappearance of a Soviet cosmonaut during the height of the “Space Race” between the USA and the USSR. Even if you just have a passing knowledge of space-flight history, you’ve probably read about the first successful attempt to send a human being into Earth orbit — which Russia achieved on April 12, 1961 with pilot Yuri Gagarin manning the Vostok capsule. The USA followed that achievement by sending their own astronaut, Alan Shepard, on a sub-orbital mission via the historic Mercury space program, just one month later. Spurred by their rival’s accomplishment, the USSR planned to up the game by sending a pilot into multiple orbits, beating even Gagarin’s record. As the... Read More