They're just dumping used Soyuz capsules like empty Coke cans? Put rhem up on eBay and get some

TV's Vinnie: They're just dumping used Soyuz capsules like empty Coke cans? Put rhem up on eBay and get some
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All I can think of is they are stripping them for parts. So you get the joy of flying in a spaceship made up of parts from broken spaceships.

I think I found the history behind this one, based on the chalk signature of "31.10.01":



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-32



It was the one that carried Dennis Tito, the first "Space Tourist".

You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.

I find it even more amazing that Livejournal is still in operation.

Which one is the capsule they baked that cosmonaut in? You know the one that came out like an over done roast when the capsule crashed.

It's like 80s-era Doctor Who threw up in there.

Wish I could see these. I have all of .ru blocked so I don't accidentally on one of those circular-linking aggregator sites full of suspicious javascript :P

The Soviet did a lot of things horribly wrong, but space was generally not one of them.

I want one. No, TWO.

I figured this link would be one of the incomplete Buran shuttles (new window).

Adam West for President: You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought.

Came here for this. Leaving satisfied.

No cute blond blogger evading security? Still cool.

American space stations look like the cabinet design center at Ikea. Russian space stations look like the insides of a 1961 Philco TV set.

Endut!

Hoch Hech!

Space graveyard?



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TV's Vinnie: I think I found the history behind this one, based on the chalk signature of "31.10.01":

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-32

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It was the one that carried Dennis Tito, the first "Space Tourist".

FTFA: 4. На этом аппарате есть автографы, похоже, что на нем оставили их космонавты. Пользователь [info]v1adis1av предположил, что это спускаемая капсула Союза ТМ-32. В которой было трое космонавтов Виктор Афанасьев, Клоди Эньере, Константин Козеев.

(According to Google Translate, you are correct!)

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Thanks, jaytkay. Came here to ask if anyone else began looking for droid parts after awhile.

TV's Vinnie: I think I found the history behind this one, based on the chalk signature of "31.10.01":
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It was the one that carried Dennis Tito, the first "Space Tourist".

If I was him I would want that in my collection.

Put a big round mattress in it add a wet bar some mood lighting and you have the ultimate shaggin' pad

/yeah baby

They used to show these late every night when Three-C-P-One would sign off.

Rent Party: I find it even more amazing that Livejournal is still in operation.

Actually, Livejournal is huge in Russia. It was sold to some Russian company a few years back.

So what's the deal? Isn't every single American manned spacecraft that returned successfully in a museum? And even all the test articles that are good enough to display? Heck, wealthy Japanese paid millions to refurbish a fake American space shuttle ("Pathfinder") for an exhibition. Why can't Russia monetize these things? Even if they're in bad shape some enthusiasts somewhere in the world would restore them and many cities in the world have science museums that lack a flown spacecraft exhibit.

Nem Wan: So what's the deal? Isn't every single American manned spacecraft that returned successfully in a museum? And even all the test articles that are good enough to display? Heck, wealthy Japanese paid millions to refurbish a fake American space shuttle ("Pathfinder") for an exhibition. Why can't Russia monetize these things? Even if they're in bad shape some enthusiasts somewhere in the world would restore them and many cities in the world have science museums that lack a flown spacecraft exhibit.

From what I gather with Google translate the poster claims to have photographed them personally, but won't say where.

I don't buy it.

It looks like he stole someones photos of a behind the scenes tour of some massively underfunded museum / collection. The photos aren't just row after row of stripped Soyuz's, but what seems to be a varied collection of artifacts they don't have room to display.

I'm just glad the photographer didn't find one of these...

I thought it was just going to be a picture of the sea. Or the desert around Baikonur.

Some good future Photoshop pics in that article.

TV's Vinnie: I think I found the history behind this one, based on the chalk signature of "31.10.01":

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TM-32

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It was the one that carried Dennis Tito, the first "Space Tourist".

n space program, we put the gauges and knobs on the OUTSIDE!

What's up with the Arabic numerals on all of them?

I have it on good authority that the DC-X is in some guy's backyard

JasonOfOrillia: No cute blond blogger evading security? Still cool.

I noticed her avatar in the comments.

that's not a graveyard, it's the spacecraft rental place, I suggest you get the extra insurance before taking one out for a spin though

Whats up with that chair??... I figured being on top of a giant rocket you'd need something a little more supporting than a folding chair from the local high school.

look out for the stone crabs.

moanerific

What's up with the Arabic numerals on all of them?

Thank Peter the Great for that.

The scientific community probably is eternally grateful for it.

echri

Whats up with that chair??... I figured being on top of a giant rocket you'd need something a little more supporting than a folding chair from the local high school.

Launch couches are fitted to the individual cosmonaut. Since that interior looks to be stripped of most of its gear it just might be something tossed in by a technician at the facility.