Russian Space Program

[publiusr]

That would be such a nice tug…

 

[NMaude]

I'm posting this here as I think this is the appropriate thread for it, from Scott Manley:

When discussing Soviet space history we mostly talk about the R-7 (Sputnik, Vostok, Molniya, Soyuz) and Proton rockets, but there were a bunch of other rockets developed primarily in what is now Ukraine, many of these were derived from ballistic missiles.

And because many important Soviet ballistic missiles - the R-12, R-14, R16 & R36 were developed at OKB-586 in Dnipro these ended up in Ukraine after the break up of the USSR

Lots of this work is based on research by Norbert Brugge
https://b14643.eu/Spacerockets_1/East...https://www.youtube.com/redirect?ev...East_Europe_2/East_Europe_2.htm&v=SCId5Bek86s
https://b14643.eu/Spacerockets_1/East...

The US DoD/NATO designation for the R-7 is the SS-6 Sapwood and for the others:

R-12: SS-4 Sandal
R-14: SS-5 Skean
R-16: SS-7 Saddler (A prototype SS-7 was involved in the Nedelin Catastrophe)
R-36: SS-9 Scarp

 

[publiusr]

Leonid Kuchma--who did he work for..Yangel Barmin and Utkin?

 

[Acatomic]

Regarding Russian orbital station:

Russia to conduct 15 launches of heavy Angara rocket from 2027 to 2033​

Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov noted that it is also necessary to make 19 launches of the Progress spacecraft
MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Between 2027 and 2033, Russia will conduct 15 launches of the Angara heavy rocket in the interests of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), said Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov.

"The mission is very complex, we will have to carry out 15 launches of the heavy Angara and 19 launches of the Progress spacecraft from 2027 to 2033 to complete the formation of the ROS. It is necessary to create ground infrastructure and prepare the cosmodrome. A model of the promising transport spacecraft has arrived at the Cosmonaut Training Center, and training of new crews has begun. Dozens of Russian enterprises will take part in the work," Borisov said on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel .

Source: https://tass.ru/kosmos/22758733

 

[Acatomic]

Successor to Soyuz 2 - Amur LNG (liquefied natural gas) will launch in 2030. First stage is reusable like in Falcon 9:



For the ROS modules they will use Angara-5M starting in 2027:

 

[Ainen]

I sometimes wonder if old world is cursed somehow.
Reusable launcher by 2030 before discounts delays?Same speed as ESA.

 

[merriman]

Yet again providing evidence of the difficulty of always ascertaining intention online.

Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!