Posted on March 15, 2024
This second generation of the Soyuz spacecraft, the Soyuz 7k-T was flown on Soyuz 12 through Soyuz 40 missions from 1973–1981. The new 7K-T spacecraft was designed to accommodate only two cosmonauts who would wear pressure suits at all times during l...
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Tagged:Dos, Okb 1, Okb 3, Oleg Makarov, Ops, Orion 2, Proton, Pyotr Klimuk, Salyut 2, Soyuz 12, Soyuz 13, Valentin Lebedev, Vasily Lazarev, Vasily Mishin
Posted on May 17, 2024
Salyut 3 featured a “self-defense” gun purportedly designed by Alexander Nudelman for station use. Some reports suggest it was outfitted with a Nudelman-Rikhter “Vulkan” gun, a modified version of the 23mm Nudelman aircraft cannon, or conceivably a N...
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Tagged:Chelomei, Dos, Nudelman, Okb 1, Okb 52, Oleg Makarov, Ops, Pavel Popovich, Proton, Rikhter, Salyut 2, Salyut 3, Soyuz 14, Yuri Artyukhin
Posted on July 19, 2024
Upon impact, the spacecraft sank into the soft snow but continued forward, rolling down the slope and gaining speed. As it neared a five hundred-foot cliff, the cosmonauts felt their hearts pound and adrenaline surge.
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