What a difference 50+ years in electronics technology advancements make. If this is a serious concept with some real technology development, there's a lot of empty space in there.Wonder if North Korea will have anything to say? Will that four-engine launcher need a more powerful second stage to orbit a manned capsule?
The hatch looks very insubstantial, with no visible latches and flimsy hinges. I think this is a mockup.
What a difference 50+ years in electronics technology advancements make. If this is a serious concept with some real technology development, there's a lot of empty space in there.
Is there a designation for the capsule (or manned program)?
[/size]Iran's manned space capsuleNew information : Diameter : 1.85m - Height : 2.3m - Weight : 1800kg ( Re-entry : 1000kg ) - Crew : 1 - 1:1 mock-up going to unveil tomorrow ...
Hopefully our great nations can solve their political differences and welcome Iran to the family of spacefaring nations.When does Iran think the capsule will be ready for launch, test or manned?
First unmanned flight planned for next year ... unmanned flights will continue until the capsule proves its safety ... then ...Which launch vehicle will that be expected to be on? Wouldn't the real capsule be too heavy to launch on current launchers?
Design of the spacecraft includes three phases of conceptual design, preliminary design and detailed design, and the mock-up has been built based on the results of the first two phases. Iranian experts at Space Exploration Systems Research Center are conducting the third phase of the study.The third phase includes building, assembling and testing flight models, launching operations and interpreting the results
Please tell me that they didn't put the parachute compartment where the docking adapter should go.
Liss, I don't know what you are referring to by "SRISAT" and "MS-1".As the capsule will not be used for docking, there is no docking adapter, just like in Mercury. That will probably come later if Iran builds a larger capsule.
Quote from: Danderman on 03/21/2015 08:08 pmPlease tell me that they didn't put the parachute compartment where the docking adapter should go.Because they are going to dock with...?
SRISAT stands for Space Research Institute Satellite.