October 5, 2022
On this date in 1967, statues commemorating the tenth anniversary of the launch of Sputnik are revealed in Moscow. Additionally, a new film devoted to the Soviet space program was shown. This is the first time the design and configuration of the Vostok booster and spacecraft – which were used in previous Soviet manned missions – were shown in public.
The image on the left shows a cutaway diagram of the Vostok-3KA spacecraft. The image on the right shows the same Vostok-3KA being assembled for launch. Image credit (both): RKK Energia/Andrew LePage