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Vostok
Vostok
(Russian: Восток, translated as
"East"
) may refer to:
Spaceflight
The
Soviet
Vostok programme
of
human spaceflight
The
spacecraft
used in that programme and also the basis of a
reconnaissance satellite
The
rocket
, used to launch the Vostok spacecraft
Also
The
corvette
Vostok
with which
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
explored
Antarctica
in 1820
A
Soviet
Antarctic base
Lake_Vostok
beneath Vostok base, which also seems destined to play a part in the space exploration, given theories that it provides conditions similiar to those on icy
Jovian
moons, primarily on
Europa
.
Dalny Vostok
-- the
Russian language
phrase which names the
Russian Far East
.
Vostok Island
in the
Pacific Ocean
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