| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
vr-190 |
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| Date : |
1945
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Title
Drawing of the VR-190
Full Description
A drawing of the VR-190, the first Soviet conception of a piloted
spacecraft in the post World War II era. Conceived by Mikhail
Tikhonravov at Scientific Research Institute No. 1 (NII-1) in
1945, the VR-190 would carry two "stratonauts" strapped in an
upright position on a 200-kilometer "hop" into the upper
atmosphere. Many design innovations from the project were later
used in the 1060s-era spacecraft, such as Voskhod and Soyuz.
Keywords
VR-190 Mikhail Tikhonravov NII-1 Voskhod Soyuz Stratonauts
Subject Category
Soviet-Spacecraft
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
vr-190
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000162
Source Information
- Original Source: DIGITAL
- Source/Capture Information: Asif Siddiqi
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
24 |
72 |
4 |
Small |
JPEG |
170 |
512 |
60 |
Medium |
JPEG |
398 |
1200 |
232 |
Large |
JPEG |
796 |
2400 |
602 |
Publication Information
Image from the files of Asif Siddiqi. Image and caption from
Challenge to Apollo: The Soviet Union and the Space Race, 1945-
1974 (NASA SP-2000-4408) by Asif A. Siddiqi.
Please note that the image number assigned to this image is not
an official NASA number. It is for GRIN database purposes only.
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