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Mokletsov, Aleksandr

31 slides about the Soviet Space Program.

31 slides about the Soviet Space Program.

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Mokletsov Al. 31 slides about the Soviet Space Program.

Kodak Safety Film, [1973-1981?]. 

In signed envelopes with photographer’s stamps.
In good condition, tears and small losses to some envelopes.

This collection comprises the following:

1. Vladimir Remek (b. 1948), the first non-Soviet and non-American in space, and Aleksei Gubarev (1931-2015) in immersion suits 'Trout' (labeled 'Penguin' on the envelope). 1979. 9x6 cm. Cosmonauts flew aboard Soyuz 28 from March 2 to March 10, 1978. The flight marked the inaugural mission in the Intercosmos program.
2. Boris Volynov (b. 1934), Pavel Popovich (1930-2009), Georgy Beregovoy (1921-1995), and Miroslaw Hermaszewski (b. 1941) with his daughter. 1979. 9x6 cm. Boris Volynov was the first Jewish cosmonaut. In 1978, Miroslaw Hermaszewski became the first and only Polish astronaut.
3. Vladimir Dzhanibekov (b. 1942) and Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (b. 1947), the first Mongolian in space. 1981. 6x6 cm. The crew of Soyuz 39 (March 22-30, 1981). Gürragchaa became the first Mongolian and the second Asian cosmonaut with this mission.
4. Viktor Gorbatko (1934-2017) and Eberhard Koellner (b. 1939), a German research cosmonaut, in Lenin's office at the Kremlin (Lenin's House Museum, Gorki Leninskiye). 11x6 cm. They were selected as the backup crew for Soyuz 31.
5-6. Anatoly Filipchenko (b. 1928) and Nikolay Rukavishnikov (1932-2002). 1974. 6x9 cm. Cosmonauts flew on Soyuz 16 (December 2-8, 1974), a manned test flight preceding the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission in July 1975.
7. Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Training room.
8-9. Viktor Gorbatko (1934-2017) and Yury Glazkov (1939-2008) in the taiga. January 1977. 5.5x6 cm and 6x6 cm. This was likely part of the preparation for Soyuz 24's mission to the Salyut 5 space station (February 7-25, 1977).
10. Vladimir Remek (b. 1948) in splashdown training. 1978. 6x9 cm.
11. Pavel Popovich (1930-2009), the fourth cosmonaut and the eighth person in space, prepares for centrifuge training (pre-flight training). 1974. 6x10 cm. Popovich served as the commander of Soyuz 14 (July 3-19, 1974).
12. Valery Bykovsky (b. 1934), Vladimir Aksyonov (b. 1935), and Alexey Leonov (b. 1934) in the Kremlin. 9x6 cm. During Soyuz 22's spaceflight (September 15-23, 1976), Bykovsky and Aksyonov spent a week orbiting the Earth, photographing its surface with a specially-built camera.
13. Yury Romanenko (b. 1944) and Georgy Grechko (1931-2017) in Lenin's office. 1977. 6x6 cm. Cosmonauts flew aboard Soyuz 26 space mission (December 10, 1977 - January 16, 1978), which launched the Salyut 6 EO-1 crew.
14. Vladimir Dzhanibekov (b. 1942) and Oleg Makarov (1933-2003) in Lenin's office. 1978. 9x6 cm. The crew of Soyuz 27 (January 10 - March 16, 1978) flew to the orbiting Salyut 6 space station during the EP-1 mission.
15. Miroslaw Hermaszewski (b. 1941) and Pyotr Klimuk (b. 1942) after training in the Soyuz spacecraft. 10x6 cm. Cosmonauts flew aboard Soyuz 30 spaceflight (June 27 - July 5, 1978) to the Salyut 6 space station.
16. Pyotr Klimuk (b. 1942) and Valentin Lebedev (b. 1942) in the training Soyuz spacecraft at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. 1973. 9x6 cm. The crew of Soyuz 13 (December 18-26, 1973). It marked the Soviet Union's first science mission, controlled by the new Kaliningrad Mission Control Center.
17. Yury Romanenko (b. 1944) and Georgy Grechko (1931-2017) behind the spaceship's control panel at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. 1977. 6x8 cm. Cosmonauts flew aboard Soyuz 26 space mission (December 10, 1977 - January 16, 1978), which launched the Salyut 6 EO-1 crew.
18. In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch vehicle assembly. 9.4x6.1 cm.
19. The spaceship's hull assembly. 9x6 cm.
20. In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Assembly. 6x8 cm.
21. In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Soyuz spacecraft. 6x9.5 cm.
22. Alexey Leonov (b. 1934) and the Soyuz 24 crew, Viktor Gorbatko (1934-2017) and Yury Glazkov (1939-2008), in Tupolev Tu-104. The first hour after landing (first breakfast on Earth). February 25, 1977. 6x6 cm.
23. Spaceship Soyuz 14 on the launch pad. 1974. 6x9 cm. Soyuz 14 (July 3-19, 1974; crew members – Yuri Artyukhin and Pavel Popovich) was the first successful Soviet mission to a space station.
24. Spaceship launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1977. 7.5x6 cm.
25. Two hours before launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 6x9 cm.
26. Launch vehicle transportation at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. 6x9.5 cm.
27. Rocket engine nozzles. 6x9 cm.
28. Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. 6x8 cm.
29. Yury Malyshev (1941-1999) and Vladimir Aksyonov (b. 1935). Training. 12x6 cm. The crew of Soyuz T-2 (June 5-9, 1980), a manned space flight to the Salyut 6 space station. It was the first manned mission of the new Soyuz T variant.
30. Soyuz spacecraft model in Baikonur city (formerly known as Leninsk). 1981? 6x9.5 cm.
31. Miroslaw Hermaszewski (b. 1941), Pyotr Klimuk (b. 1942), and their families at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. 6x6 cm.


The slide dates are based on information from 'Rossiya Segodnya media group' (http://visualrian.ru). Please note that only four photos in this collection are from our archive.

Aleksandr Mokletsov (1914–1994) was a photographer for the Soviet Information Bureau (Sovinformburo, later The Novosti Press Agency) who collaborated with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. His specialty was 'space' photography, capturing aspects such as the daily lives of cosmonauts, the intricate processes involved in preparing them for space missions, and photographs of Soviet space shuttles.

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