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Topic: Sleuths to X-ray Soyuz Space Capsule at Chabot
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42986 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-18-2004 12:10 AM
Teams from Alameda, Calif. company HESCO (John Powis) and Q C Services in Hayward (Brad Klossner) will attempt today to X-ray Chabot Space & Science Center's Russian Soyuz Capsule, in part to help determine if the craft has ever flown in space. The Soyuz capsule, about 30 years old, is undergoing an extensive cleaning and restoration, during which Chabot hopes to find clues to its history, about which little is known. Prior to dismantling the capsule for cleaning and to stabilize corrosion, it is being X-rayed as a means of learning about its structure, its history, and how it was built. The eventual goal is to match the X-ray films with 3D laser scans done recently by UC Berkeley students, as well as a future internal 3D scan, in order to produce a complete picture of the capsule. These images will later be used in the new All-Dome screening technology coming soon to Chabot’s planetarium, and in the eventual large space exhibit of which the Soyuz will be part. To Chabot’s knowledge this is the first time that a Soyuz capsule has been X-rayed. More information about the project, including an image gallery, a link to a soon-to-be live restoration webcam, and clues as to what may be discovered about the craft can be found at www.SoyuzSecret.com |
music_space Member Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 09:49 AM
Quite fascinating... A Soyuz capsule on North-American soil which I didn't know, and a space museum which I haven't visited.I own a VZOR lens like this one, and a clock like this one too. Now if I could get an orbit indicator like this one! |
tigga Member Posts: 28 From: Oakland, California Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 10:18 AM
Robert Thank you for posting this information for me. Much appreciated! I'll be happy to respond to any questions, or engage in discussion in this forum, or in the Soviet Space subtopic if that's more appropriate.As an aside, for those who know my previous facility, the National Space Centre in the UK, then this little capsule was found with the full Soyuz that is on display there. THe latter has a similarly complex history, although it is known that it isn't flown! Some research work was recently done on that Soyuz and I'll try to get a link to the paper from the SOyuzsecret site. Looking forward to much fun! Alex |
music_space Member Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 04:21 PM
Alex,I already sent pictures of my Soyuz chronometer and emergency sextan, plus pix of their ID tags, at the email mentionned on the site. ------------------ François Guay Collector of litterature, notebooks, equipment and memories! |
music_space Member Posts: 1179 From: Canada Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 04:47 PM
It's quite ironic, when you think of it... So much US hardware was built in California, yet so little flown artefacts are visible out there... But you'll soon have one the most exciting displays of Russian hardware in America! | |
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