# Hotel Mars with Anatoly Zak and Russian space history

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Podcast: [The Space Show by Dr. David Livingston](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-space-show-by-dr-david-livingston-1065418)
Published: 2026-03-15T22:51:11+00:00
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## Resource

Anatoly Zak was our Hotel Mars guest for March 4, 2026 to once again take us through Russian space history with stories and events that were classified at the time so new to us today. You can follow along on Anatoly's excellent website, https://www.russianspaceweb.com. Though many of his stories are behind a paywall, and I suggest you subscribe if Russian space news and history is important to you, it goes a long way in filling in details of our historic space program that as I said are only coming to light in these recent times. Special thanks to our sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics , Helix Space in Luxembourg , Celestis Memorial Spaceflights , Astrox Corporation , Dr. Haym Benaroya of Rutgers University , The Space Settlement Progress Blog by John Jossy , The Atlantis Project , and Artless Entertainment Our Toll Free Line for Live Broadcasts: 1-866-687-7223 (Not in service at this time) For real time program participation , email Dr. Space at: drspace@thespaceshow.com for instructions and access. The Space Show is a non-profit 501C3 through its parent, One Giant Leap Foundation, Inc. To donate via Pay Pal, use: To donate with Zelle, use the email address: david@onegiantleapfoundation.org . If you prefer donating with a check, please make the check payable to One Giant Leap Foundation and mail to: One Giant Leap Foundation, 11035 Lavender Hill Drive Ste. 160-306 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Upcoming Programs: Broadcast 4516 Zoom: Phil Swan | Sunday 15 Mar 2026 1200PM PT Guests: Phil Swan Zoom: Phil Swan discusses launching orbital data centers from the Moon Space Show weekly schedule pending. See Upcoming Show Menu on the right side of our home page, www.thespaceshow.com . The weekly newsletter will be posted on Substack when completed. Get full acc…

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