Structure and materials Voskhod Spacecraft "Globus" IMP navigation instrument



imp globus, inside view


two main instrument panels used vostok , voskhod: control panel switches , rotary controllers, , instrument display panel (ids, instrument display system). on vostok , soyuz spacecraft, ids panel sits in front of cosmonauts, above vzor periscope screen. voskhod 1 , voskod 2 however, mission design compromises forced upon designers propaganda motivations had cosmonauts seats rotated 90 degrees clockwise, making reading , setting of ids panel less convenient.


designed integrated niche in instrument display panel, imp instrument s volume of big toaster [width: 24.8 cm( 9 ⁄4 in), h:22.2 cm ( 8 ⁄4 in), d:14.6 cm( 5 ⁄4 in)]. prominent feature of ids panel. front panel of imp instrument served structural support other components; made of thick, machined aluminum alloy structural protrusions. mechanical components made of brass, steel , aluminum; globe made of aluminum covered printed paper, typical technique manufacture of terrestrial globes. enclosing cover made of sheet of aluminum alloy cut , soldered shape.


like of spacecrafts cockpit instruments, imp globus designed , tested remain operative in complete vacuum, in case of accidental depressurisation of cabin.








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