This 4-kopek stamp celebrated the flight of Soviet cosmonaut Pavel Popovich. On 11 August 1962, Andrian Nikolayev became the seventh man in space and the fifth to orbit the Earth on board the spacecraft Vostok 3. While Vostok 3 was in orbit, Vostok 4 carrying cosmonaut Pavel Popovich came within 402 kilometers as the orbits of the two spacecraft crossed. This marked the first dual spaceflight mission.
The Soviet military attaché donated this item to the museum.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
USSR
Type
LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Philately
Astronaut
Pavel Popovich
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 4.1 × 2.9cm (1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Storage: 9.2 × 7.9 × 5.1cm (3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 2 in.)
Materials
Paper
Ink
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19780366000
Credit Line
Gift of USSR Embassy
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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