19K Complex | KSP Alternate History

Comparable to the American Nova project, which preceded the Apollo in the early years of the Moon Race, the 19K spacecraft would be a leviathan of the Soviet space fleet designed to carry cosmonauts directly to the lunar surface without first entering lunar orbit or leaving the "mother ship" in orbit around the Moon. The four-part complex likely represented the first detailed Soviet architecture intended to beat the Apollo astronauts to the Moon, yet the 19K project remained practically unknown half a century after the first lunar landing.

Some readings: https://www.russianspaceweb.com/19k.html

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