Heavy Angara sent in Plesetsk
Russian space industry is not going to stop at one, albeit large, triumph rocket launching "Angara". New, heavier version of the rocket is being prepared for launch.
It is told that heavy rocket "Angara" ready to ship at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. Transportation is scheduled for 12-13 July. After that will begin the procedures for preparing the launch of "Angara" in space.
On the Baikonur rocket will get in disassembled form. "Will be sent multipurpose missile modules", - quotes "Interfax" of the adept of Roscosmos. After that will begin the production of modules into a working model. Taking into account opinion of the adept Roscosmos, the launch could take place in December.
Successful launch of the carrier rocket "Angara" happened on 9 July 2014. But then from the Plesetsk cosmodrome launched the easy modification. Heavy Angara not yet passed the test run. Putting it into use will discover new abilities for Russia in the field of space exploration.
Universal complex "Angara" completely designed and manufactured by the cooperation of domestic companies, which is on the terrain of Russia, which declares the absolute strategic security studies. The defense Ministry and the Federal space Agency is scheduled to launch rockets from the cosmodrome in Plesetsk and later with the latest cosmodrome East.
Melbourne Herald sun earlier it was informed about the progress of launching an easy modification of a rocket "Angara". Start "Angara-PP" prepared fighting detachments of Troops aerospace defense under the control of the Ministry of defense of Russia and the Russian space Agency. According to the calculations of professionals 1-St stage and fairing must fall in the southern part of the Pechora sea. Reduction of 2nd degree with the layout desired overload expect after approximately 20 minutes at the site "Kura in Kamchatka.
Good start "Angara" was 1 step towards the withdrawal of Russian space industry out of the crisis, announced Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. According to the politician, the industry in the foreseeable future expects rapid growth.
"I want everyone to understand how topical at the moment, for our rocket and space industry such victories as the start of "Angara". Already created a unified space-rocket company. It includes gather all the companies of the industry," said Rogozin on own page in the network Facebook.
Vice Prime Minister recalled that in the near future Russian space branch expects a string of innovations, innovations and discoveries: "massive reform and scientific-technical modernization of the companies on manufacture of launch vehicles, rocket engines, control systems and components. Simultaneously, in the southern latitudes in the far East is under construction "Vostochny" and is based megapolis Tsiolkovsky".
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