[FPSPACE] Almaz K?

[Kosmos327 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/2007 4:42:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
svengrahn at telia.com writes:

Is this  why the TKS was so big? To keep supplying film to all those cameras. 
Maybe  also ferrying up new RV:s to reover the film with? I have always 
wondered  about the huge size of the TKS compared to the Almaz base block  
itself....

One of the purposes of the TKS was to deliver film capsules to the  Almaz 
station ...
 
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/846801461_67352bb0ba_o.jpg
 
however, these capsules appear much larger than the standard capsule. 
I have another scan which shows the Almaz K with it's capsule profile  ...
 
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1138/847608610_651c7cf3a3_o.jpg
 
You can't tell much from the scan but the capsules appear similar to the  
ballistic capsules designed for the Polyus based SPM, although more conical in  
shape ...
 
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/846801435_1d1b9b86fe_b.jpg
 
I still haven't been able to locate more information about this Almaz K  
design, but as soon as I do I'll pass it along.
 
Best Regards to All!
 
David L. Rickman
 
 



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