Cosmonaut Exhibition - Science Museum
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I've had the honour of attending. It's a pretty modest amount of exhibits and only fills three main spaces but there are things in there that reek of history and items I never expected to see in the metal such as their lunar lander. If you've any space in your veins having a sniff around will make you a better person.
It's relatively small as an exhibition, and when I went there wasn't a huge amount of detail for some of the exhibits.
Almost as though some stuff had never turned up or been fully translated / explained.
If you can do a bit of research before you go it should make more sense. And take your time.
Also, some of the artwork on display is just stunning - almost art deco style with lots of communist red. Very striking.
However, it is stuff that once upon a time, we in the west would probably never have known existed, let alone have seen and for that
alone is well worth a visit.
Almost as though some stuff had never turned up or been fully translated / explained.
If you can do a bit of research before you go it should make more sense. And take your time.
Also, some of the artwork on display is just stunning - almost art deco style with lots of communist red. Very striking.
However, it is stuff that once upon a time, we in the west would probably never have known existed, let alone have seen and for that
alone is well worth a visit.
Eric Mc said:
However, once Apollo 8 went around the moon, the manned mission was scrapped as there was no propaganda value to be had by flying it. They, of course, never revealed to the West what the true purpose of Zonds 4 and 5 was until the 1990s.
Google is not helping me, for once. What was the true purpose? To test out the Soyuz capsule in a "loop around the moon type mission". Apart from the need to ensure it sustained the life of the cosmonaut on board for the six or so days such a mission would involve, the heat shield of the Soyuz had to be tested to ensure it would protect the craft during the re-entry phase. Re-entry from a lunar flight is at a much higher speed (25,000 mph) compared to re-entry from, earth orbit (17.500 mph).
In fact, there were three missions in the series - Zonds 4, 5 and 6.
In fact, there were three missions in the series - Zonds 4, 5 and 6.
Eric Mc said:
In fact, there were three missions in the series - Zonds 4, 5 and 6.
A quick search to find what these were and I find http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/zond/This has Zond 3, 5, 6,7 and 8... going as late as 1970...
NB Zond 5 had turtles on board! http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/t...
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 7th December 17:14
Simpo Two said:
A quick search to find what these were and I find http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/zond/
This has Zond 3, 5, 6,7 and 8... going as late as 1970...
NB Zond 5 had turtles on board! http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/t...
Interesting links its always nice to see what can be found on the internet This has Zond 3, 5, 6,7 and 8... going as late as 1970...
NB Zond 5 had turtles on board! http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/t...
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 7th December 17:14
Eric Mc said:
funkyrobot said:
Currently down the road from the museum but won't get chance to go and see this. 
Why not?It wasn't exactly packed so even though you can book in advance, you can pay on the day and just go straight in.
Anyway, we did eventually make it and it was really good. I'll try to get some pics up when I get home.
As you say, it wasn't at all busy and you can do the exhibition in under an hour.
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