Soviet space program omitted reports of failure or trouble". Out of fear of admitting any defeat, reports of cosmonauts' missions leaned towards an exaggerated positive spin rather than factual substance. "The USSR was famously described by Winston Churchill as 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma' and nothing signified this more than the search for the truth behind its space program during the Cold War. Although the Space Race was literally played out above our heads, it was often obscured by a figurative 'space curtain' that took much effort to see through" says Dominic Phelan in the book "Cold War Space
Wrapped in Grey Wrapped in Grey "Wrapped in Grey" is a song written by Andy Partridge of XTC, released on their 1992 album "Nonsuch". It was to be issued as the third single from the album, but its initial pressings were withdrawn by Virgin Records for an unknown reason. This was a stimulus for the band to go on "strike" against the label for a few years until their contracts were terminated. Partridge described the song as "ersatz Bacharach" with lyrics about how "Life doesn't have to be grey and soulless. If you tap into your own emotions, you can experience all the