[FPSPACE] New Salyut 3 Pictures - Cannon?

[M.Wade@iaea.org]

Dietrich Haeseler has found two photos which show Salyut-3 during assembly
(in Rosaviakosmos: Vassily Omelko (editor) "Baikonur Kosmodrom", Moscow,
OMV-Luch NPP, 2000, 224 p incl. many color illustrations) and on top of the
Proton launcher. He wonders if the white tunnel-like fairings along the
smaller cylinder the housings of the rumoured cannon ? If not, what
(structural supports? SLAR antennae?)?

Any and all opinions / facts invited...

They are posted temporarily at:

http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/graphics/s/sal3pad1.jpg

http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/graphics/s/sal3pad1.jpg

http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/graphics/s/sal3shop.jpg

Mark Wade
http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/spaceflt.htm

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Mark Wade
m.wade@iaea.org