Short descriptions are given of the principal results of space investigations conducted during 1970. Significant events were: (1) Cosmonauts completed a long flight in the manned spacecraft Soyuz 9. (2) Luna-16 obtained a sample of lunar soil and delivered it to the earth. (3) Lunar-17 put the self-propelled vehicle Lunokhod 1 on the moon and the latter traveled the first kilometers on the lunar surface. (4) The interplanetary station Venera-7 landed on the surface of Venus. (5) Communications, television, and weather information satellites were launched. (6) The earth's atmosphere was studied, and medical and biological investigations were made. (Author)


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    Title :

    Investigations of the Upper Atmosphere and Outer Space Conducted in 1970 in the USSR


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    166 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English