Zond 8, 1970

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Zond 8, 1970
Zond 8, 1970

Zond 8
October 21, 1970

Photograph of Earth captured by camera aboard uncrewed Zond-8 spacecraft (similar to Soyuz).

Zond 8 was launched from an earth orbiting platform, Tyazheliy Sputnik (70-088B), towards the moon. The announced objectives were investigations of the moon and circumlunar space and testing of onboard systems and units. The spacecraft obtained photographs of the earth on October 21 from a distance of 64,480 km.
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970...


Vintage gelatin silver print, 13 x 14.6 cm.

Original photograph from the Institute for Cosmic Research IKI (Moscow, USSR). From the collection of Piet Smolders, Dutch space journalist and expert on Russian space program.

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Taken on: October 16, 2021
Sets appears in:   • Zond 7,8    • Vintage photographs of Earth 1966 - 1990   
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