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Leonov Interviewed on Soviet Manned Lunar Program, Current Issues
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AI-Generated Summary
This document provides an interview with Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonov regarding the history and technical structure of the Soviet manned lunar program. It identifies key figures such as Vasiliy Mishin and Sergey Korolev and outlines the two-phase approach to lunar exploration.
This document is a 1990 JPRS report containing an interview with Major General Aleksey Arkhipovich Leonov, a Soviet Pilot-Cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union. The interview, conducted by Major I. Kuznetsov, focuses on the history of the Soviet manned lunar program. Leonov discusses the program's structure, which was divided into two primary phases: a flight around the moon and a manned lunar landing. He identifies Vasiliy Pavlovich Mishin as the technical director of the program and notes the involvement of Sergey Pavlovich Korolev, who oversaw the development of the N-1 booster and the L-3 vehicle. The text highlights that the program's first phase, involving the Proton launch vehicle and the L-1 modification of the Soyuz, was considered a reality by the mid-1960s, while the second phase was described as more problematic. The document serves as a historical reflection on the challenges and technical developments of the Soviet space program during that era.
The Soviet manned lunar program called for two phases: first, a flight around the moon and, second, the landing of a man on the moon.
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Official Assessment
The Soviet manned lunar program was structured in two phases: an initial flight around the moon and a subsequent landing. The program utilized the Proton launch vehicle and the L-1 modification of the Soyuz vehicle. Technical direction was provided by Vasiliy Pavlovich Mishin, while Sergey Pavlovich Korolev was instrumental in the development of the N-1 booster and L-3 vehicle.
Key Persons
- Aleksey Arkhipovich LeonovMaj. Gen. Avn., USSR Pilot-Cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- I. KuznetsovInterviewer, Maj.
- Vasiliy Pavlovich MishinTechnical director of the program, Hero of Socialist Labor
- Sergey Pavlovich KorolevFormer leader of the team working on the N-1 booster and L-3 vehicle