Item: Sputnik 9 parachute fragmentSize: 20.4x14.8 cm.
Parachute fragment: 1.1x2.2 cm.
Description: Korabl-Sputnik 4 (Russian: Корабль-Спутник 4 meaning Ship-Satellite 4) or Vostok-3KA No.1, also known as Sputnik 9 in the West, was a Soviet spacecraft which was launched in 1961. Carrying the mannequin Ivan Ivanovich, a dog named Chernushka, some mice and a guinea pig, it was a test flight of the Vostok spacecraft. Originally sold by Spaceflori (Florian Noller). Obtained from one of his sources at Star City in Russia who had told him it was part of the parachute flown on this flight.
