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# sm210 L-1/Vostok-7

L-1/VOSTOK-7. 1962 PROPOSAL FOR A MANNED LUNAR FLYBY MISSION. THE VOSTOK (CALLED VOSTOK-7) IS TOPPED BY SEVERAL ROCKET STAGES, INSTRUMENT- EQUIPMENT BAY, A RE-ENTRY COMPARTMENT, A LIVING COMPARTMENT, AND THE NOSE PROPULSION SYSTEM. THE LAST THREE PARTS MAKE UP THE L-1 SPACECRAFT- AN EARLY IDEA OF WHAT WOULD BECOME SOYUZ. THE ROCKET STAGES AND EQUIPMENT BAY WOULD BE ASSEMBLED FIRST IN ORBIT BY THE VOSTOK. THEN THE NEW L-1 MANNED VEHICLE WOULD DOCK WITH THAT ASSEMBLY AND THE VOSTOK WOULD RETURN TO EARTH. THE THREE ROCKET STAGES WOULD FIRE IN TURN TO POWER THE L-1 AROUND THE MOON. IN 1963, A SOYUZ BASED DESIGN REPLACED THIS CONCEPT. Images tell good enough about superior quality of this hand made metal model. Contact for price
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This product was added to our catalog on Friday 13 December, 2002.