SALYUT 6 INTERCOSMOS FLOWN SOYUZ 30 LARGE HEAT SHIELD PLUG 1978 - $345 - (Toronto, ON)

FLOWN SOYUZ TM-30 HEAT SHIELD PLUG, 2" IN DIAMETER WAS REMOVED FROM THE SURFACE OF LANDING CAPSULE. 1978. The outer surface of the heat shield plug protection is partly burned out during re-entry through atmosphere. At the attitude of 80 km. the temperature rises across the surface of the heat shield, as the plasma sheath that surrounds the craft. Inside the module the crew observe the dancing purple flares and sense the searing heat as they plummet earthwards. Here is some information about this mission: Soyuz 30 was a 1978 manned Soviet space flight to the Salyut space station. It was the sixth mission to and fifth successful docking at the orbiting facility. The Soyuz 30 crew were the first to visit the long-duration Soyuz -29 resident crew.Soyuz 30 carried P. Klimuk and M. Hermaszewski, the first Polish cosmonaut Polish cosmonautThe letter of authenticity will come with this artefact. Buyer pays actual shipping cost. BUY MORE AND SAVE ON THE SHIPPING COST!

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