Posted on June 6, 2013
The launch vehicle for the Luna E-1 series was a modified R7 named Vostok. The Vostok had three stages. The first and second stage were the standard R-7 which we covered in Episode 9. A 5.1 meter long by 2.4 meter diameter third stage was added to...
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Posted on June 27, 2013
While the Mercury 7 were fulfilling their roles as symbols of space exploration, Korolev once again was offering the real thing. He now prepared to undertake the most demanding mission yet. The mission that would accomplish the next step in Korolev’s...
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Tagged:8k72, Cosomosphere, Eisenhower, Exploration, Hutchinson, Khruschev, Korolev, Luna 1, Luna 2, Luna3, Magellan, R 7, Sputnik, Van Allen Belt, Vostok
Posted on August 14, 2014
In the 1960s, during the cold war, the US and Soviet Union turned their attention to the moon. The question was, who could place a man on the moon and return him safely to the earth first? Obtaining the necessary data on the moon to risk sending a pe...
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