Luna-16. An Outstanding New Achievement of Soviet Space Science

Abstract

A popularized account is given of the flight of the Luna-16 automatic space station. Topics include: Execution of the flight program; Operation on the lunar surface; Return to earth; Handling and study of the lunar core samples on earth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 1970
Accession Number
AD0714428

Entities

Organizations

  • Air Force Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Astronautics
  • Control Systems
  • Core Sampling
  • Lunar Probes
  • Lunar Satellites
  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Probes
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Soft Landings
  • Solar System
  • Space Probes
  • Space Sciences
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Orbits
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Educational Psychology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris