Tuesday, October 27, 2015

RSC “Energy”: a manned mission to the moon would require four missile launch “Angara” – Russian news agency TASS

MOSCOW, October 27. / TASS /. Organization of Russian manned flight to the Moon will require four launches of carrier rockets of heavy class with hydrogen stage, which will have a rocket “Angara-5B,” said October 27 at a forum in RUDN Head Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) “Energy” Vladimir sun.

“We are able to realize chetyrehpuskovuyu scheme for initial flight to the Moon,” – he said.

“In the following, with a set of experiences, we will probably go to extra heavy rakete- media, “- said the sun. “We have it (super-heavy carrier – prim.TASS) Do not discount” – said CEO.

Speaking of the Corporation developed a new manned spacecraft, which is designed for the flight to the Moon, Solntsev said: “Our new ship fully completed Russian element base. All units ship will be completely Russian-made “.

” Angara “- a new generation of carrier rockets on the basis of universal rocket module with oxygen-kerosene engines. The family includes carriers from light to heavy class load capacity from 1.5 to 25 tonnes.

Work on the “Angara” conducted since 1995. The flight tests of missiles family began in the summer – July 9 for the first time launched from Plesetsk lighter version of the launcher “Angara-1.2pp” (first launch).

As previously reported, the test program “Hangars” includes 10 starts, the first two – with models, the others – with the real spacecraft. The first launch of a heavy “Angara” with real spacecraft is scheduled for the 2016-2017 year, in 2016 is planned for the second time to launch light missile “Angara-1.2″.

The following year, the Khrunichev Center plans to build a heavy rocket family “Angara”. In 2016-2017 to produce such missiles are planned. From 2018 to 2020, the center is expected to be published annually by two heavy “Angara”, in the years 2021-2022 – has four. In 2023 it is planned to produce six missiles, and in the years 2024-2025 – to go to the annual release of the seven carriers “Angara-A5″.

Launch vehicle “Angara”. Dossier

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