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Headquarters |
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n1rocket |
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UNKNOWN
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Title
Development of the Soviet N1 Rocket
Full Description
On the left is the early test variant of the Soviet N1 rocket as
originally conceived in the mid-1960s. On the right is a
slightly modified version designed in the early 1970s. The main
external differences were in the fairing at the bottom of the
first stage and the length of the vertical conduits on the first
and second stages.
Keywords
N1 Rocket
Subject Category
Soviet Launch Vehicles
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
n1rocket
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000183
Source Information
- Original Source: DIGITAL
- Source/Capture Information: Peter Gorin
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
55 |
90 |
5 |
Small |
JPEG |
394 |
640 |
75 |
Medium |
JPEG |
924 |
1500 |
259 |
Large |
JPEG |
1849 |
3000 |
767 |
Publication Information
Image under copyright by Peter Gorin. 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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