Re: N-1 "Stabilization Screens" (Wuz: Re: shuttle LOX line vs Saturn V LOX lines)



Jorge R. Frank wrote:
None. Soyuz also has a cupola. Like Soyuz, LOK would have been launched under a payload shroud that would be jettisoned only after the rocket is above most of the atmosphere and aerodynamics are negligible.

I imagine it would be the ideal place to use a hand-held laser rangefinder from during a manual docking approach.
The new one looks a lot roomer than the LOK one.
Since the only time it would have been used on a Moon flight was when the LK was waiting for the LOK to dock with it after ascending from the Moon, I assume the LOK pilot controlled the docking from the orbital module, unlike a standard Soyuz, where docking is controlled from the descent module.

Pat
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