Nick Stevens
@nick-stevens.com
Nick Stevens Graphics, based in Moldova, and keenly interested in the obscure corners of the Soviet Space Program. Busy restoring old infographics, and making CGI renders. Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists.
I can't really recommend it these days, a LOT more information has come out since then.
Some of which is published on my (free) substack!
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Some of which is published on my (free) substack!
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com
Soviet Space Substack | Nick Stevens Graphics | Substack
This will share discoveries on Soviet Space research, progress with my projects, WIP illustrations, and little-known images from the Soviet Space Program. Click to read Soviet Space Substack, by Nick ...
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January 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I can't really recommend it these days, a LOT more information has come out since then.
Some of which is published on my (free) substack!
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com
Some of which is published on my (free) substack!
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com
The Russian word for World and Peace is the same,
Which is somewhat ironic.
Which is somewhat ironic.
January 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The Russian word for World and Peace is the same,
Which is somewhat ironic.
Which is somewhat ironic.
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There is something super cool about old analog machines like this. What a wonder of engineering. Thanks.
January 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
There is something super cool about old analog machines like this. What a wonder of engineering. Thanks.
Reposted by Nick Stevens
One catch was it only could work for one orbital inclination that had to be set up on the ground. On the plus side its primary purpose was for projecting your landing site ahead of you, so you just had to have it set up for the inclination of your reentry orbit.
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM
One catch was it only could work for one orbital inclination that had to be set up on the ground. On the plus side its primary purpose was for projecting your landing site ahead of you, so you just had to have it set up for the inclination of your reentry orbit.
Yup, that's what the source says.
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Yup, that's what the source says.
It will end up like the Russian archives of the early space age, neglected, abandoned, with the bulk of the work being done by amateurs working through scraps.
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
It will end up like the Russian archives of the early space age, neglected, abandoned, with the bulk of the work being done by amateurs working through scraps.