Chronicling our species' fascination with the universe.
Commander: spacedriver
Mission Specialists: crookedindifference, rocketmagic/xplanes, propagandery, rostenbach, bumerangue, ummwhat
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Inside the Soviets’ Secret Failed Moon Program
The Soviet lunar program was covered up, forgotten after failing to put a man on the moon. These rare photos from a lab inside the Moscow Aviation Institute show a junkyard of rarely-seen spacecraft, including a never-to-be-used Soviet lunar lander.
Image 1: Lunar Craft lander
Image 2: Locking mechanism
Image 3: Docking assembly with bolts
Image 4: Lunar Craft porthole
Image 5: Soyuz parachute container
You can view the other photos here.
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wow that’s ugly haha
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Neil Armstrong to cosmonaut: “You came here in that thing? You’re braver than I thought.” —Jay
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