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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
Korolev1954 |
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| Date : |
07/1954
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Title
Sergey Korolev
Full Description
Sergey Korolev, founder of the Soviet space program, in July 1954
with a dog that just returned to Earth after a lob to an altitude
of 100 kilometers on an R-1D scientific rocket. In 1951, the
Soviet Union became the first country to safely recover a living
organism after a flight in space. In 1957, a dog, Layka, became
the first living organism to reach Earth's orbit. Traveling
aboard Sputnik 2, rising temperatures due to thermal control
problems killed Layka on the fourth day of the mission.
Keywords
Sergey Korolev Dog R-1D Scientific Rocket Layka
Subject Category
Soviet People-Pioneers
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
Korolev1954
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000163
Source Information
- Original Source: DIGITAL
- Source/Capture Information: Asif Siddiqi
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
24 |
33 |
3 |
Small |
JPEG |
168 |
238 |
34 |
Medium |
JPEG |
394 |
558 |
154 |
Large |
JPEG |
788 |
1116 |
761 |
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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