[FPSPACE] Almaz station image

[David Anderman]

Dave:

The photo was on this site:

http://excaliburalmazobserver.blogspot.com/

DWA



At 04:39 AM 6/15/2007, Kosmos327 at aol.com wrote:
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>This particular point of view, combined with an absence of the Proton
>adapter ring normally seen in pre-flight photos, does make 
>the  station appear
>longer than it really is.
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>There is a small low-res photo of this station with the launch shroud in  the
>NPO Mash 60 year history booklet which I can scan and forward.
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>If I may ask ... how did you happen to come across this image?
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>David L. Rickman
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>In a message dated 5/23/2007 11:59:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>davida at cwo.com writes:
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>http://bp1.blogger.com/_6T0xW23F7as/Rkx0cRMysCI/AAAAAAAAADk/TIRGBsH3QV0/s1600-
>h/EA+station at krunichev.jpg
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>I  have never seen an image of this NPO Mash module from this point of
>view -  is it my imagination or is the 2.9 meter diameter section much
>longer than  on the flown Almaz modules? This section seems at least
>as long as the FGB  2.9 meter section, and it would appear to be too
>long for the 1980's  version of the Proton payload shroud. Or maybe not.
>
>What is odd is that  the interior shots of this module show a 2.9
>meter section much shorter  than the external view.
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>DWA
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