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From K. E. Tsiolkovskiv's manuscript "Album of Space Journeys" (1933). Sketch illustrates action of louver on spaceship, which regulates the temperature inside it. Arrows show the direction of rays of Sun. KEY: (a) Average temperature- (b) Highest c. " 2000 C.; (c) Lowest

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From K. E. Tsiolkovskiy's manuscript ;'Album of Space Journeys" (1933). Sketch explains action of jet vanes on reaction-powered spaceship. KEY: (a) 11. Turning of rocket by detonation during inclination of steering wheel. Rotation.

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