Zvezda is the base of the Soviet Union on the Moon. It is located near the rim of the Shackleton Crater, about 13 km from the American base Jamestown.
History[]
Zvezda was founded in 1974, about 10 months after the US base, and became the second outpost established by humanity on the Moon.[1] The base underwent an expansion in late 1980.[2]
In 1983, Soviet cosmonauts captured the US claimed mining site 357 Bravo and used it to collect materials for their own.[3] The site was taken back by US Moon Marines a couple of months later.[4]
In fall 1983, during the Jamestown crisis, Soviet cosmonauts attacked the US base, almost causing a meltdown of Jamestown's nuclear reactor.[5][6]
Gallery[]
Known crew[]
- Mikhail Vasiliev
- Rolan Baranov
- Colonel Viktor Tsukanov
- Dr. Dimitri Mayakovsky
- P. Gulin
- Ilya Yozhkin †
Behind the scenes[]
In the OTL, the Zvezda base was a planned project of the Soviet Union from 1962 to 1974, but was cancelled with the rest of the Soviet human lunar programs.[7]
See also[]
References
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 1, episode 6, "Home Again"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 2, episode 1, "Every Little Thing" (press review)
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 2, episode 3, "Rules of Engagement"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 2, episode 7, "Don't Be Cruel"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 2, episode 9, "Triage"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV series, season 2, episode 10, "The Grey"
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