Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mapping Vintage Space

Posted on April 24, 2011 by asteitel

Regular readers of Vintage Space are doubtless aware that I have a tendency to link newer posts to older ones. This reflects the interrelation of all the topics I have (and will) discuss in this blog. I find this era … Continue reading →

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Fashioning Vostok 1

Posted on April 17, 2011 by asteitel

In a previous post, I unravelled some of the mystery surrounding Yuri Gagarin’s historic Vostok 1 mission. One of the principle differences I tried to bring to the forefront in that post, as well as others discussing the Soviet Space … Continue reading →

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The Enigmatic Vostok 1

Posted on April 10, 2011 by asteitel

In previous posts, I’ve talked a little bit about how the Soviet Space Program designed its perfect cosmonaut and outlined some of the differences between Soviet and American spaceflight in the early 1960s. In both cases, Yuri Gagarin (left) has … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Saturn V

Posted on April 3, 2011 by asteitel

I’ve previously mentioned that once the Shuttle program ends this year, there will be no way for NASA to launch manned missions. It simply doesn’t have the necessary rockets to launch such a heavy payload into orbit, let alone a … Continue reading →

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