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Old September 21st 06, 02:59 AM posted to sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default Luna 9, soft or hard lander?



Pat Flannery wrote:


I've seen either a photo or video showing the block of honeycomb
material, and am still looking around for a photo showing it.
It might be on one of my videos about the Russian space program, as it
dates from the period just after the LK was revealed and when it was
still in storage rather than on public display.
I'll keep hunting.


And I found it! It's in the program "The Russian Right Stuff".
They have an interview with Vasili Mishin where he takes them to the
stored lunar hardware in Moscow. They go over to the LK, and parts of it
are detached and lying on the floor under it.
Mishin picks up one of the landing pads and holds it up to the camera
showing the honeycomb on its bottom, which is chewed up and has numerous
holes it it.

Pat