Soyuz TM-10 on display at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)
TKS return capsule from Kosmos 1443. Developed by the former Soviet Union to ferry crew and supplies to spacestations, the TKS was designed to carry a crew of three and be reusable. Several unmanned missions were flown, but the program was cancelled before crewed missions were flown. The TKS shown here was launched in 1983 and spent five months in orbit before returning. The spacecraft is on display at the National Air and Space Museum.(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)
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