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Topic: New Ware Models: 1/48 Voskhod 2 Spacecraft
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posted 05-13-2009 11:17 PM
   
New Ware's build of the Voskhod 2 spacecraft as Alexi Leonov is ready to reenter his capsule after his 12 minute spacewalk. His adventures were just beginning, in space, and on Earth!  
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Philip
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posted 05-14-2009 02:43 AM
Superb model and next year that will be 45 years ago that Leonov performed the first ever EVA! Just curious, is there a Pavel Belyayev figurine inside the capsule? |
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posted 05-14-2009 05:35 AM
Didn't you see Pavel peering out the window, waving, wondering, how's he going to get back in.
Brave men, weren't they. Had my suit ballooned, I would not have had the emotional stability to purge the pressure. But that's why they perform all those tests prior to giving you a suit! |
Philip
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posted 05-14-2009 01:32 PM
The door of the inflatable airlock sleeve opened inwards. Could they have jettisoned this airlock so Leonov could join Belyayev (with pressure suit) directly through the main hatch or couldn't the Voskhod capsule be pressurised/ depressurised? |
garymilgrom
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From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 05-14-2009 04:23 PM
Another beautiful display Steve. Is this for sale? |
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posted 05-14-2009 06:10 PM
Gary, I sent you an e-mail concerning your question. |
Lou Chinal
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posted 05-22-2009 06:09 PM
The Voskhod capsule could not be repressurised. That's why they had the airlock in the first place. I do not know what the procedure would have been for Belyayev, if Leonov had not been able to get the airlock hatch closed or the Voskhod's hatch open. |
c11esh
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posted 06-20-2009 01:28 PM
I would just like to say thank you to Steve. I received this model today and it is amazing. He is very talented, friendly and a pleasure to deal with. |
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