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It's offered here up for sale Russian space navigation indicator what was used on a Soyuz spacecraft by Soviet cosmonauts. The navigation indicator consists of rotating multi-colored globe (of the Earth with continents etc.) contained within light grey metal alloy unit (7x11 inches, or 178x279 mm) with longtitude and latitude gauges, control and calibration switches and subsidiary digital gauges including an orbit counter. This device helps cosmonauts to set up the landing place manually if automatic system failed. It is based on high precision gyroscopic mechanism what stabilizes the device and helps cosmonauts to orientate the spacecraft correctly when in orbit before landing and calculate the time and duration of retroengines work.
Having this navigation indicator will make you outstanding collector because of the following:
You will have real flown in space very important part of the Soviet spacecraft.
This navigation indicator always draws public attention when on display on a desktop or a shelf.
Extremely rare to find, this navigation indicator is one of not so many identical devices.
Designed for space program this is high quality and precision mechanical gyroscopic mechanism, not a plastic toy.
The Soyuz spacecraft was designed in 1962 for rendezvous and docking operations in near earth orbit, leading to piloted circumlunar flight. Versions remained in production into the 21st Century as a space station ferry, resupply craft, and lifeboat. After the retirement of the American space shuttle in 2011, it became the only means for regular human access to space.
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CONDITION: cosmetically - good, mechanically and electrically - not tested.
 Made in Russia.
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