Valentinas capsule.

[Shania_L]

So I heard the other day that the London Science museum has put on one of its temporary displays until March next year featuring the early Soviet space program as its theme.

I really hope to get down there at some point myself as they have managed to get some hardware on loan from Star City, including Valentina Tereshkovas Vostok 6 capsule, Voshkod 1 and a proposed one man Lunar lander LK-3.

I dont know if anyone here has already been in, or if anyone is planning to go soon, and I couldnt see a thread about it already but this looks to be quite an opportunity without having to go all the way to Russia!

[_Augustus_]

I hope that I can go to London before the exhibit closes, as that stuff usually sits in the Energia museum (Which literally doesn't even have plastic casing around the Vostok 1 capsule...), and that museum is pretty crappy and not worth going to Moscow for.

Also LK-3 was not proposed, it was going to be flown with cosmonauts but all 4 N1 flights failed and the L3 program was mothballed.

[Just Jim]

Oh, I am so jealous!!! lol Please post pics if you go!!!!!

[Luis]

I'm going on Monday. I'll post pics

[Luis]

Sorry, I forgot to post a follow up. The exhibition is incredible and well worth a day trip to London. Unfortunately no photography is allowed, so I can't post anything. But if you can't go, I highly recommend the official book that accompanies the exhibition. It's available online from the Science Museum gift shop:

https://www.sciencemuseumshop.co.uk/home/books/cosmonauts_birth_of_the_space_age.htm

It's quite expensive at £30, but it's a big fat book and contains excellent photos of all the exhibits, plus loads of background info. Put it on your Christmas list

[xenomorph555]

I'm going there soon, can't wait

[RainDreamer]

I glanced over OP and saw "proposed one man under Lunar lander LK-3" and thought, "whoa, she proposed to someone under a lunar lander? that is so romantic!"...then I read again.

[xenomorph555]

I glanced over OP and saw "proposed one man under Lunar lander LK-3" and thought, "whoa, she proposed to someone under a lunar lander? that is so romantic!"...then I read again.

Now that's one love story I would read

blstt

[lajoswinkler]

Someone buy 3D printed Valentina Kerman and take a photo of it in front of the capsule.

[Shania_L]

o\ I make one post about a museum exhibit and you lot try to use it to get Val married!!

However being proposed to under a lunar lander would def get a yes from me .... especially if it was on the Moon at the time

On topic, I have managed to make arrangements to get to London some time in November, I'm so looking forwards to it!

@ _Augustus_. The LK-3 never flew, it was intended to be used therefore it was a proposed lander. Proposed/Intended its a semantics thing, same meaning different word.

[Kryten]

It flew four times, just not to the moon.