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Short Description
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Salyut 3 in Shop
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Salyut 3 in the shop before launch. Red plastic covers can be seen over the engine nozzles of the station orientation engines in the forward fuselage. The white fairing contains either the deployable whip antennae shown in drawings of the station or a primitive SLAR. The white fairing on the side is part of the cradle holding the station.
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sal3shop.jpg
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Credit:
via Dietrich Haeseler
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Salyut 3 in Shop
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Almaz forward hatch
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Forward view of the Almaz. In the original design, the forward tunnel would have led to the aft hatch of the VA crew return capsule. The station was flown without this capsule, a Soyuz being used to shuttle them to the station and back to earth. In the OPS-2 design this hatch led to a forward airlock, with a second docking collar for either TKS or Soyuz ferries.
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almfexta.jpg
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Credit:
© Mark Wade
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Almaz forward hatch
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Salyut 3 on Pad
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The Salyut 3 station is protected with silver insulation blankets, which will be removed before launch. The large housing containing either the deployable whip antennae or the primitive SLAR is visible on the small-diameter section.
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sal3pad1.jpg
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Credit:
via Dietrich Haeseler
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Salyut 3 on Pad
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Salyut 3 on Pad
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The Salyut 3 station is protected with silver insulation blankets, which will be removed before launch. The large housing containing either the deployable whip antennae or the primitive SLAR is visible on the small-diameter section.
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sal3pad2.jpg
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Credit:
via Dietrich Haeseler
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Salyut 3 on Pad
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