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| OS-1 Space Station Credit: © Mark Wade. 5,410 bytes. 554 x 253 pixels. |
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| OS-1 Space Station Credit: © Mark Wade. 5,410 bytes. 554 x 253 pixels. |
Work on the OS-1 began on 25 September 1962. Following a meeting between Khrushchev and chief designers at Pitsunda, Khrushchev ordered the start of a project to put a 75 tonne manned platform with nuclear weapons into low earth orbit (dubbed elsewhere as 'Battlestar Khrushchev'. Korolev was authorized to proceed immediately to upgrade the three stage N vehicle to a maximum 75 tonne payload in order to launch the station. By 1965 the mockup of the huge station had been completed. This is the original OS-1 configuration according to Vick.
Craft.Crew Size: 6. Total Length: 25.0 m. Maximum Diameter: 6.0 m. Total Habitable Volume: 510.00 m3. Total Mass: 75,000 kg. Electrical System: 6 solar panels totalling 110 sq m.
Work on the OS-1 began following a meeting between Khrushchev and chief designers at Pitsunda. Korolev was authorized to proceed immediately to upgrade the three stage N vehicle to a maximum 75 tonne payload in order to launch the station. By 1965 the mockup of the huge station had been completed.