| USSR Space Capsule | |
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Origin |
Soviet Union Space Program (USSR) |
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Type |
Experimental Space Capsule |
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Effects |
Realistically simulates the harshness of space. |
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Activation |
Pressing the activation button |
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Collected by |
Buck Mendell |
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Section |
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Date of Collection |
October 5th, 1982 |
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Origin[]
Built by Sergei Korolev in 1952 as a proof of concept that man could survive out in the recesses of space after the success of the 1951 launch of the first soviet rocket with animals aboard the craft. They concluded that it was a success after the two dogs were recovered alive after reaching 101 km in altitude, which Korolev used a way to convince Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to start on working to put a man in space. Khrushchev then asked for a proof of concept before being approved. Jumping at the chance that Khrushchev would approve the idea, Korolev began working on a capsule that could hold a man in space.
In his attempt in creating every scenario that a man in space would face, something went wrong and the capsule began to simulate anti gravity, then after a test run it created a vacuum inside the capsule and froze the test subject.
The project was labeled "UNCONCLUSIVE" by the Soviets and the thought of going into space wasn't peaked until the United States' announcement in 1955 of its plan to launch a satellite into space.
Effects[]
When activated, the capsule will realistically simulated the harshness of space.
Collection[]
Collected by Buck Mendell in 1959 after the Soviets accidentally junked the capsule in '56, it was placed in a dump somewhere outside of Moscow and eventually collected by scavengers. When one of the scavengers was killed from the capsule, one of the senior agents of Warehouse 13, Buck Mendell, collected the capsule.