Spaceships to Airships at the Paris Air Show

Abstract

Space was the dominating theme at the 35th Paris Air Show. Whether on the ground or in the air, the American Space Shuttle seemed to overshadow the show. The Space theme also was predominant in the Russian pavilion, where, much to the delight of thousands of Parisian schoolchildren who swarmed aboard it, a mock‐up of a Salyout space 7 station was on display. Also to be seen was the Soyus T‐6 command module, with its blackened and charred ablative covering, along with the space suits of the three crew members worn during the Franco‐Soviet orbital mission of June 1982. Outside Hall 1 stood the European Ariane rocket.

Citation

(1983), "Spaceships to Airships at the Paris Air Show", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 55 No. 7, pp. 2-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035881