| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
krushchev01 |
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| Date : |
08/1962
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Title
Nikita Khrushchev at Simferpol Control Center
Full Description
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev appears in this photo probably
dating from the Vostok 3/4 mission in August 1962. During his
visit to the Simferpol control center in Crimea, he personally
spoke to both cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich in
orbit. On the right is Maj. General Pavel A. Agadzhanov, the
lead flight director of Soviet piloted space missions in the
1960s.
Keywords
Nikita Khrushchev Vostok Simferpol Andrian Nikolayev Pavel
Popovich Pavel Agadzhanov
Subject Category
Soviet People-Cosmonauts, Soviet People-Pioneers
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
krushchev01
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000175
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: Sergey N. Khrushchev
- Original Source: DIGITAL
- Source/Capture Information: Asif Siddiqi
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
81 |
49 |
6 |
Small |
JPEG |
576 |
347 |
111 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1351 |
813 |
450 |
Large |
JPEG |
2702 |
1625 |
768 |
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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