Soviet space program has been around since the 1930s to Present over the many years it has changed and upgraded to what it is today The soviet Space Ship Rides to Mir 2 for paying tourists for about 5 million Soviet Dollars. Soviet Unions newest space capsule the Flying Star (2010 - Present) The Soviet Flying Star is able to carry Three people in to orbit to the ISS or the Mir 2 soviet station The flying star is carried in to orbit space by a N1 Rockets Former Space Shuttle Buran of the USSR 1988 Damaged beyond Repair in 2002