Inside the Soviets’ Secret Failed Moon Program
The Soviet lunar program was covered up, forgotten after failing to put a man on the moon. These rare photos from a lab inside the Moscow Aviation Institute show a junkyard of rarely-seen spacecraft, including a never-to-be-used Soviet lunar lander.
Image 1: Lunar Craft lander
Image 2: Locking mechanism
Image 3: Docking assembly with bolts
Image 4: Lunar Craft porthole
Image 5: Soyuz parachute container
You can view the other photos here.
Is it just me or does this look like something out of Machinarium?
Reblogged from Fresser.
