Russian space program

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Is that a proton rocket

 

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Is that a proton rocket

Soyuz-2.1a

 

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Video of Soyuz launch from cameras on rocket.

 

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Very interesting view of launch from different cameras simultaneously.

 

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Return to Earth.

 

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Launch of new "Soyuz-MS" ship.

 

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Khrunitschev DB will soon open new production line for "Angara" family of rockets, in Siberian city of Omsk

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/angara-production.html

 

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Any Russian plans for Mars or Titan/ Europa landings or manned missions?

 

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Valentina Tereshkova, First Woman In Space, Celebrates 80th Birthday

 

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Russian robotic systems

https://sputniknews.com/military/201703251051958111-russia-robotic-systems-armed-forces/

On Thursday, the presentation of new robotic systems, which are due to be incorporated into the Russian Armed Forces and the country's law enforcement agencies in the immediate future, took place at Patriot Park outside Moscow, according to the Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

This presentation was timed to coincide with the beginning of a military scientific conference "Robotization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," the newspaper reported.

It quoted Alexander Mironov, head of the Main Directorate for Research and Technological Support of Advanced Technologies with the Russian Defense Ministry, as saying that "the forum participants will try to work out common approaches to the creation and development of robotic military systems as well as prepare recommendations for the exploitation of such know-how."

Right now, the Russian Armed Forces are implementing the concept of development and combat use of robotic systems due to be wrapped up by 2025. According to the concept, the share of robots in the overall structure of Russian military equipment should reach 30 percent in the next eight years.

It seems that the country's defense industry is ready to contribute to the concept by providing all branches of the Russian Armed Forces with sophisticated robots, including the Vikhr robotic system, according to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

robotic system, according to the Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The Vikhr robotic system

The 14.7-ton Vikhr is a remote-controlled scout-attack unit tasked with engaging ground and aerial targets, reinforcing operations, protecting strategic facilities and decreasing human losses. The robot is based on the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle’s track, has an action radius of 600 kilometers and can move at a speed of 60kmph on land and 10kmph in water.

The Vikhr robotic system
The Vikhr is armed with a 30mm automatic cannon 2A72 (500 shells), a coaxial 7.62mm machinegun (2,000 rounds) and six anti-tank guided missiles Kornet-M (three on each side of the turret), touted as the best in the world in their class.

Also, the newspaper mentioned a reconnaissance drone, which can be launched from a container in line with the principle of work of a hand grenade launcher. The preparation of a new drone for operation, depending on the program of its flight, takes from five seconds to three minutes.

A model of a miniature reconnaissance drone, which can be launched from a container like hand grenade
The drone can be in the air for up to two hours and transmit real-time video information to the operator's monitor from a height of 4 km. The drone is capable of independently returning to the base after completing the mission.

Last year saw the end of tests of an unmanned boat which the newspaper said is sure to be of interest to the Russian Navy. The boat is designed for reconnaissance of minefields, detection of combat swimmers and submarines as well as conducting rescue operations at sea. The range of the boat is up to 30 kilometers.

An unmanned boat on display at the Robotization of the Russian Armed Forces conference. File photo
In addition, the Russian Navy plans to purchase compact and stealth robotic submarine systems designed for destroying enemy aircraft carriers, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta said.

Then comes the armored Nerekhta platform which can serve as a basis for 18 replaceable modules. Depending on the combination, the robot can pull wounded soldiers from the battle field, deliver ammunition or wage combat.

Stealth robotic submarine systems
In this video you can see effective teamwork between three vehicles: a helicopter (not captured) provides reconnaissance for a Nerekhta-based robotic command center which in its turn controls the "fighter" robot.

The Nerekhta is powered by a diesel-electric motor. During reconnaissance missions the diesel segment switches off and the robot crawls silently consuming the energy accumulated in its batteries.

Also being developed are the Uran robotic systems, including the Uran-6 and the Uran-14.

The Uran-6 robotic system
The Uran-6, a multipurpose demining robot equipped with bulldozer blades and trawls, can find and destroy mines stuffed with up to 60 kg of TNT. It can substitute a bomb squad of 20 and is controlled from a distance of 1 kilometer.

The Uran-14 robotic system

Its "companion" is the track-based Uran-14 which is an obstacle-breeching and fire-fighting robot.

As for "heavyweights," Russian engineers have crafted the one-of-a-kind Uran-9 robotic tank armed with a machine gun, a 30mm cannon that fires 350 to 400 rounds per minute, a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun and a battery of the Ataka supersonic guided missiles.

It is equipped with threat detection capabilities, including a laser warning system, as well as target detection, identification and tracking gear.

http://tass.com/defense/937151

PATRIOT PARK (Moscow Region), March 23. /TASS/. A reconnaissance drone propelled from a container based on the principle of a hand-held grenade launcher was unveiled at a military and scientific conference outside Moscow on Thursday.

The conference entitled: "Robotization of the Russian Armed Forces" is being held at the Patriot theme park in the Moscow Region.

The system is designed to transmit real-time video information to the operator’s monitor. The drone provides for concealed and continuous air reconnaissance of the terrain and objectives within the area of responsibility of a combined arms force.

According to the developers, the drone is prepared for launch within a period of 5 seconds to 3 minutes, depending on the time of preparing a flight program in cases when other similar drones require much more time for accomplishing the mission.

The drone will be able to stay in the air for up to two hours at an altitude of up to 4 km, after which it will return to the home base.


The drone will carry a very wide range of payloads, including observation and target acquisition systems.

 

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http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?y=2017&m=5&d=21&id=755252
MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax-AVN) - Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has begun research and development to create a next-generation medium-class space rocket complex called Fenix (Phoenix), the corporation's general design engineer Yevgeny Mirkin told Interfax-AVN on Friday.

"As part of the research and development work, work began in April of this year to sketch the design of a medium-class carrier-rocket complex. Its tests are expected to begin at Baikonur cosmodrome as part of the Baiterek joint Russian-Kazakh space rocket complex in 2022," Mikrin said.

The carrier rocket will be universally used both at space rocket complexes at Baikonur and Vostochny cosmodromes and at the Sea Launch system, Mikrin said.

"The energy capabilities of the medium-class carrier rocket should enable the delivery of payloads of up to 17 tonnes to the low earth orbit and of up to 2.5 tonnes to the geostationary orbit," Mikrin said.

As for the project's estimated cost, the federal space program envisages appropriate funding but how much exactly is unclear because the amount of funding will not be known before the sketch design is ready, Mikrin said.

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Newly designed next-generation airship Atlant does not require special loading-unloading infrastructure

May 22, 2017

14:44
Launch of small satellites from ISS postponed due to failure of U.S. equipment - source

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RUSSIAN SATELLITE GROUP FOR REMOTE EARTH SENSING SHOULD COMPRISE AT LEAST 15 SPACECRAFT BY 2020 - PUTIN

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PUTIN: THERE IS A NEED TO USE MORE ACTIVELY MODERN SYSTEMS OF REMOTE EARTH SENSING FOR STRENGTHENING NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPING RUSSIAN ECONOMY

http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?y=2017&m=5&d=23&pg=4&id=755626

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - A number of International Space Station (ISS) crewmembers have gone on an unscheduled spacewalk, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told Interfax.

"The astronauts started a spacewalk to repair an external computer mounted on the U.S. segment at 2:20 p.m. Moscow time, 40 minutes earlier than planned," the source said.

One of the two computers mounted on the S0 truss of the multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM) data relay box of the ISS U.S. segment went out of order on Saturday, and the schedule of extravehicular works had to be changed. The launch of 20-25 micro-satellites with the use of a Japanese robotic arm and the U.S. launch system due on May 23-25 was delayed.

Presumably, the modernized computer installed during a spacewalk on March 30 malfunctioned.

 

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