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What did Soviet and Russian spacecraft names mean?


3,015 TerTech
 3.3 years ago

Have you wondered what the names of Soviet spacecraft mean?

Vostok - East
Voskhod - Sunrise
Soyuz - Union
Buran - Snowstorm
[NEW!] Orel - Eagle

And now you know. Hope this is helpful!

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    3,015 TerTech

    Looks like Roscosmos is finally changing with the time! The Soyuz and R-7 have been going for decades!

    3.3 years ago
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    3,015 TerTech

    The brand new capsule to replace Soyuz!

    3.3 years ago
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    1,732 neodynamic

    Orel?

    3.3 years ago

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