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Artist's Conception of Cosmos 1 in Flight
Cosmos 1 in flight, reflecting the Earth. Print resolution (5MB) Created: 2005.
Credit: Rick Sternbach, The Planetary Society |
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Cosmos 1 orbital view
The solar sail floats over Moscow just before sunrise.
Credit: Michael Carroll, The Planetary Society |
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Interstellar flight
Intense solar-powered space lasers could someday shine a focused beam on huge lightweight sails, allowing a spacecraft to reach enormous speeds and result in practical interstellar flight.
Credit: Michael Carroll, The Planetary Society |
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Volna rocket being transported
June 21, 2005: The Volna rocket bearing Cosmos 1 being transported to the submarine Borisoglebsk.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Volna on a crane
June 21, 2005: The Volna rocket bearing Cosmos 1 is hoisted on a crane, prior to being lowered into the Borisoglebsk in Severomorsk. |
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Volna rocket tip
June 21, 2005: The tip of the Volna rocket bearing Cosmos 1. Visible are the nozzles of the rocket's third stage.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Volna lowered into Borisoglebsk
June 21, 2005: The Volna rocket bearing Cosmos 1 lowered into its tube inside Borisoglebsk in Severomorsk.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Volna inside Borisoglebsk
June 21, 2005: The Volna rocket bearing Cosmos 1 being installed in its tube inside Borisoglebsk in Severomorsk.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Close-up of The Borisoglebsk
June 21, 2005: The Borisoglebsk pushed along by a tug in Severomorsk harbor.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Escort of Borisoglebsk to launch site
June 21, 2005: The Borisoglebsk escorted out of Severomorsk harbor by two tugs.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Borisoglebsk just before Cosmos 1 launch
June 21, 2005: The Borisoglebsk surfaced at sunset in the Barents Sea, shortly before the launch.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Borisoglebsk just before Cosmos 1 launch
June 21, 2005: The Borisoglebsk surfaced in the Barents Sea, shortly before the launch.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Volna launch from Borisoglebsk
June 21, 2005: Launch! The Volna is launched from the submarine Borisoglebsk.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Volna in flight
June 21, 2005: The Volna in flight, carrying Cosmos 1.
Credit: The Planetary Society |
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Cosmos 1 with solar panels closed
Cosmos 1 viewed in its final packaging process, with solar panels closed and attached to the spacecraft body. They will be opened once the spacecraft is in orbit.
Credit: The Planetary Society, NPO Lavochkin |
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Cosmos 1 with solar panels open
Moscow, NPO Lavochkin, May 2005: Cosmos 1 viewed in its final packaging process, with solar panels open.
Credit: The Planetary Society, NPO Lavochkin |
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A Cosmos 1 sail blade
Moscow, NPO Lavochkin, May 2005: One of Cosmos 1's eight sails spread out before being folded.
Credit: The Planetary Society, NPO Lavochkin |
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