See Inside a 50 year old Soyuz Capsule - 1960’s Soviet Space Technology

Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California has a Soyuz descent module on display, allowing visitors to look inside the interior of the spacecraft and see the hardware. This one is particularly special because it’s a 7K-OK model, the very first generation of Soyuz capsules from the 1960’s, which stopped flying after a design flaw killed the crew of Salyut 11. As far as I know this is the only Soyuz capsule of this vintage with the interior on display outside of the former USSR. The capsule is on di
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