The Russian military has finally revealed the rocket-propelled grenade weapon system developed for the Almaz space station project in the 1970s.
Links:
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/almaz-shield2.html
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/almaz_ops2.html
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The Proton is one of the world's most prominent heavy launch vehicle families. However, the rocket was originally planned as the UR-500 "super" ICBM, capable of delivering a 100 megaton warhead 13,000 kilometers away. That particular program was canceled due to the expense of building...
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Klass, Philip J., "Anti-Satellite Laser Use Suspected," Aviation Week & Space Technology, December 8, 1975, pp. 12-13.
“DOD Continues Satellite Blinding Investigation,” Aviation Week & Space Technology (January 5, 1976) p. 18.
"Soviets Push for Beam...
1). UR-700K
2). UR-700 with RO-31 nuclear rocket engine (250 t to LEO)
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3). UR-700 compared to N1 and Saturn V
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Well known as a proposed ICBM carrier is the Boeing 747. Nevertheless
Boeing also promoted some different designs during the 1970s, e.g. purely
land based four and six engined aircraft, with a maximum take-off weight
of up to 680.000 kg and 24 hours loitering time, with a 180.000 kg payload...
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The MAZ-7906 and MAZ-7907 were 16x16 and 24x24 wheeled chassis respectively, intended as TELs for the "Tselina-2" road-mobile variant of the SS-24 ICBM. The MAZ-7906 from 1984 had a diesel engine and the MAZ-7907 from 1985 a 1,200 hp gas turbine with electric...
A thread for the Tupolev Tu-2000 aerospaceplane and also other VKS contenders.
The Tu-2000A (first two pictures) was to be a 70-90 tonnes demonstrator of the actual SSTO spacecraft.
The third pic shows a model that was displayed at the 1992 Mosaeroshow. I'm still not certain whether it's meant...
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