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Article: Vostok
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Vostok
The Vostok ("East") program grew out of Cold War competition in the 1950s and 1960s between the United States and the Soviet Union. Vostok's engineering and scientific goals were secondary to the political aim of putting a man into space first but included testing basic spacecraft systems such as life support and demonstrating that humans could withstand launch, weight-lessness, re-entry into the atmosphere, and landing.
The 4,730-kilogram (10,428-pound) Vostok spacecraft consisted of a capsule and an instrument module. The capsule, which carried the cosmonaut, was a 2.3-meter (7.5-foot) silver sphere with a round entry hatch. A second hatch covered the parachute compartment. Four ...
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Article: RUSSIA: NEW RADIO STATION OPENS IN MOSCOW.(Radio Vostok)(Brief Article)
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December 5, 2001 ;
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......Vremya Novostei reported. FM station Radio Vostok (Radio East), which is scheduled to be...to the local public. Initially, Radio Vostok will broadcast in Moscow and the Moscow...station, negotiations on broadcasting Radio Vostok programs are being held with officials...
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