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Acknowledgments: Author thanks Igor Puchkov and Igor Postnikov at NPO Mashinostroenia, in Reutov, Russia, and Alain Chabot from Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point, Nova Scotia, Canada, for their help in preparing this section.
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The front section of the Almaz space station, with the diameter of 2.9 meters, contained habitation facilities for the crew. A rest area, resembling a sleeping car compartment was located on the port side of the station. It featured bunkbeds, one stationary and one folding, a kitchen table and a window. A heater to prepare food was built into the table. A small panel, located right behind the table, contained the controls for the life-support system, communications gear and light switches. Hot and cold tap water was supplied from a tank near the table. A special box, also located in the habiation section, contained medical equipment, some of the science instruments, a tape recorder, a radio, books, stationary and a miniature chess set. Food supplies were located in special containers within the habitation area. Thermal-control hardware and water containers for the life-support system were located under the floor. The Almaz stations also had a Raketa ("Rocket") vaccum cleaner onboard. Specifically for the Almaz program, NIIKhIMMash research institute of the Ministry Chemical Machine-building was developing a shower unit. (200)
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PICTURE GALLERY
Layout of the Almaz leaving quarters. Copyright © 2002 by Anatoly Zak
A kitchen table inside of the habitation section of the Almaz station. Copyright © 2002 by Anatoly Zak
Cosmonaut Vitali Zholobov shown inside the habitation section of the OPS-3 (Salyut-5) space station during a 1976 mission. The station's kitchen table can be seen at the bottom of the photo. Credit: NPO Mash
An interior view of the front docking port of the OPS-4 station, which would be used by the Soyuz spacecraft. Copyright © 2002 by Anatoly Zak |
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