Artefacts

Moscow 1980, Lotos mould device used to create a foamed version of Misha, the mascot of the Games, in the spatial station.

Physical description

Cast device in two parts with which the two cosmonauts Leonid Popov and Valery Ryumin made a mascot Misha out of polyurethane foam Ripor on bord the station Salyut 6. Directions for use in Russian.

Created

Created: Victor TCHIJIKOV

Materials

metal, polyurethane

Colors

red, gray, blue

Dimension

8 x 25 x 30 cm, 4343 g

Literature

BOOKER, Christopher, The Games War. A Moscow Journal, London; Boston: Faber and Faber, 1981. ISBN 0-571-11763-5.

Type of item

-> Souvenirs

Reference number

200119

Keywords

Opening ceremony Moscow 1980, Olympic Games Olympic mascot Propaganda Technology

Notes

This experimental device was made for casting in space the form of the official mascot Misha from newly developed poluyurethane heat-protection foam substance called Ripor. The casting was successfully performed onboard of Salyut-6 orbital space station by cosmonauts Leonid Popov and Valery Ryumin during live telecommunication on the Opening Ceremony day on July 19, 1980. It was broadcasted on TV and the makeshift of Misha viewed by millions of people.