Ernst Krenkel Observatory
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Ernst Krenkel Observatory
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Ernst Krenkel Observatory, also known as Kheysa, was a former Soviet rocket launching site located on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land. It is named after a famous Arctic explorer Ernst Krenkel, a member of the crew of the North Pole-1 drift ice station and other notable Soviet polar expeditions. It served the MR-12 from 1956 to 1980 for the start of research in rocketry.
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Former Soviet rocket launch site on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Krenkel_Observatory
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2022-04-22T03:42:00Z
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