Review: An alternate history of Soviet space exploration

What happens when a space program isn't guided by science but by government paranoia? Star City (Apple TV) shows viewers how ...
IndieWire

How ‘Star City’ Turned the Soviet Space Program Into TV’s Most Thrilling Puzzle Box

Co-creators Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert tell IndieWire about how Soviet state secrets gave them the freedom to craft a very different space story from "For All Mankind" Showrunners Ben Nedivi and Matt ...
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Stream it or skip it: ‘Star City’ on Apple TV, a ‘For All Mankind’ spin-off with a focus on the Soviet space program

The alternate television history of space and the 20th century continues. Created by Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, and Ronald D. Moore as a spin-off from their ongoing For All Mankind, Star City takes us ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Soviet Cosmonauts Trained at Star City as They Raced to Beat America to the Moon. Now, a New TV Series Imagines What Happened Behind the Base’s Walls

Apple TV’s “Star City” takes place in a world where the space race never came to an end. A spinoff of “For All Mankind,” the show is told from the Soviet perspective Rhys Ifans (standing in second row ...
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Soviet space dogs survived orbit, made human flight possible, and sparked protests

Long before astronauts became global heroes, animals were sent into the unknown first — and many never made it back. The Soviet space program's use of dogs in orbit made possible scientific ...