Object Details
Owner
Tsiolkovsky Space Museum
Summary
Soviet model makers built this spacecraft based on the designs and notes of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Late in his life, much of Tsiolkovsky's theoretical work focused on ideas about transporting humans into space on board rockets. Although this model, reflecting the scientist's ideas, grossly overestimates the living space available on board a rocket, it does convey a sophisticated understanding of the physical constraints of space travel for that time. Among Tsiolkovsky's concerns were the effects of acceleration and weightlessness on the human body.
Gift of the Tsiolkovsky Russian National Space Museum, Kaluga, Russia.
Credit Line
Gift of Tsiolkovsky Space Museum, Russia
Inventory Number
A20110015000
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
MODELS-Science Fiction
Materials
Plastic, metal, foam rubber, lacquer paints
Dimensions
3-D: 36.7 × 132.1 × 38.3cm (1 ft. 2 7/16 in. × 4 ft. 4 in. × 1 ft. 3 1/16 in.)
Country of Origin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A20110015000