Technology for the Youth, issue 4, 1961, illustration by G. Pokrovsky for the article “Steps to the Stars’, depicting a spacecraft passing over Mars. A system of intricate inflatable structures is attached to the tail of the craft, comprising a mirror for photography, a telescope, a radio relay antenna and a solar power plant. Picture credit: The Moscow Design Museum (page 54). c/o Phaidon

Technology for the Youth, issue 4, 1961, illustration by G. Pokrovsky for the article "Steps to the Stars', depicting a spacecraft passing over Mars. A system of intricate inflatable structures is attached to the tail of the craft, comprising a mirror for photography, a telescope, a radio relay antenna and a solar power plant. Picture credit: The Moscow Design Museum (page 54). c/o Phaidon

Technology for the Youth, issue 4, 1961, illustration by G. Pokrovsky for the article “Steps to the Stars’, depicting a spacecraft passing over Mars. A system of intricate inflatable structures is attached to the tail of the craft, comprising a mirror for photography, a telescope, a radio relay antenna and a solar power plant. Picture credit: The Moscow Design Museum (page 54). c/o Phaidon

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