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Sputnik 1 satellite
Sputnik 1. Artwork of Sputnik 1, the worlds first artificial satellite. The Sun and the Earth are reflected on the satellites surface

Soviet rocket being transported to launchpad
A Soviet rocket on its way to the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in central Asia

A satellite of the Soviet Cosmos series
A satellite of the soviet Cosmos series

Soviet cosmonauts practice water landing procedure
Soviet cosmonauts practise a water landing during a training exercise

Diamond mining, Sakha
Diamond mining in the Republic of Sakha, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

Kimberlite mine, Mimi, Yakuta, Russia. Kimberlite is an igneous rock containing the mineral olivine. It is named after Kimberley in South Africa, where its main reserves are found

Coal mining in the Kuznetsk Basin, Western Siberia, Russia. This coal basin covers an area of approximately 26, 000 square kilometres

Open cast coal mining
Open cast coal mine. View across a coal mine in Buryatia, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Buryatia, a Central Asian republic of the former Soviet Union

Mir space station construction, 1986
Mir space station construction, at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre, Moscow, Russia. This Soviet space station was launched in stages, starting from February 1986

Buran space shuttle and carrier, 1989
Buran space shuttle being transported by its Antonov An-225 carrier aircraft. The Buran space shuttle was a reusable Soviet spacecraft, similar in design to the Space Shuttles used by NASA

Mir space station orbiting the Earth. Mir was launched by the USSR in February 1986 and spent 15 years in orbit around the Earth, being used to carry out numerous scientific experiments

Mir burning up. Computer artwork of the Russian space station Mir burning up as it re-enters the Earths atmosphere. After 15 years in orbit, its planned re-entry on March 23, 2001

Damage to the Mir space stations Spektr module
Mir space station damage. Damaged solar panels (at upper centre) attached to the Spektr module of the Russian Space Station Mir. Mir was struck by a Progress unmanned supply vessel on 25 June 1997

Cosmonaut in training tank at Star City, Russia
Cosmonaut training. Cosmonaut undergoing spacewalk (extravehicular activity, EVA) training by a mock- up of the Mir space station in a water tank at Star City (Zvezdny Gorodok), Russia

Rocket launchpad, Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. This facility is used by the Russian Federal Space Agency for space launches. It was founded in June 1955 by the former Soviet Union

Swing trainer for cosmonauts
Swing trainer at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Russia. The chair spins to disorient the trainee cosmonaut in order to assess his ability to work in difficult environments

Centrifuge training for cosmonauts
Centrifuge training at the Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre in Russia. The centrifuge simulates the forces experienced due to acceleration at launch so that the cosmonaut can be assessed for his

Space monkeys. Female researcher watching rhesus macaques during training for the Soviet-American Bion space programme. The monkeys are being made accustomed to having their movement restricted

Space dogs. Soviet researcher checking the space dogs Damka (meaning " little lady" ) and Kozyavka (" beauty", on right) in their space capsule

Space dog capsule. Model of Sputnik 2, the Soviet satellite capsule that carried Laika, the dog who became the first animal to go into orbit. Sputnik 2 was launched on 3 November 1957

Space dog. Soviet researchers examining space dog Veterok (meaning " little wind" ) in its spacesuit following its return from space

Lunar soil sample
Lunar soil, collected by the Soviet Luna 16 spacecraft. Luna 16 was launched from a preliminary Earth orbit towards the Moon in September 1970

Vega spacecraft, Russia. In December 1984 an international mission was launched to study Venus and the tail of Halleys Comet. Two identical Soviet spacecraft, Vega 1 and 2, carried the equipment

Medicinal reindeer antlers. Farmer in Kedrovsky, Russia, preparing reindeer antlers (panti) for use in medicine. Due to their popularity in medicine in both Russia and the Far East

Reptile skull
Skull of a young crown-head reptile, found in the town of Ocher, Russia

Mammoth bone musical instruments
Prehistoric carved mammoth bone musical instruments. Dating from around 20, 000 years ago, during the Stone Age, these carvings are believed to have been used by early Man to produce sound

Emerald gemstone. Emeralds are a green variety of the mineral beryl (beryllium aluminium silicate), which get their colour from traces of chromium and iron

A-50 early-warning radar aeroplane, coming in to land at an air base. The radar rotordome (oval, upper centre) is the structure seen between the wings and the aircraft tail

Soviet Sokol spacesuit
Soviet spacesuit used by cosmonauts on missions to the Soviet space station Mir up until 1990. This Sokol (falcon) spacesuit was worn during launch and re-entry

Sputnik 1 satellite, computer artwork
Sputnik 1 satellite. Computer artwork of Sputnik 1 re-entering Earths atmosphere. Sputnik is the worlds first artificial satellite and was launched on 4th October 1957 by the former Soviet Union

Alpha-linolenic acid, computer model
Alpha-linolenic acid. Computer model of a molecule of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 essential fatty acid. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour-coded: carbon (blue)

Linoleic acid, computer model
Linoleic acid. Computer model of a molecule of linoleic acid, an omega-6 essential fatty acid. Atoms are represented as spheres and are colour- coded; carbon (blue), hydrogen (gold) and oxygen (red)

Rubber and gutta-percha molecular models
Molecular models of rubber and gutta-percha. These molecules are isomers. They have the same chemical fourmula but a different molecular structure

Russian nuclear laboratory
Laboratory in Russias Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, near Moscow. Set up as a response to Europes CERN, JINR is a centre for scientists of, mainly ex-communist

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