The reusable winged crewed spaceship, which according to Rogozin will possibly be developed by Roscosmos, is not a revival of the Soviet space shuttle Buran, but rather of the #Spiral aerospace plane, said cosmonaut Oleg Artemiev in his Telegram channel: https://t.me/oleg_mks/165
🚀 Russia began work on a space fighter! 🚀 The head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin, speaking on the air of Komsomolskaya Pravda, said that the possibility of creating a winged manned spacecraft is now being considered. According to him, the "spaceplane" will be able to work both in the atmosphere and in airless space, primarily in near space. And he called it a "very promising topic." It is possible that work has already begun 😳 We are not talking about the revival of the Soviet space shuttle "Buran", but most likely, about the light orbital plane "Spiral". This amazing spacecraft was developed and even tested in the Soviet Union several decades ago. To this day, the technical ideologies embodied in it are not outdated😎
My visualization, info and a bit of analysis of #Russia's recently proposed returnable rocket booster a la #SpaceX' #Falcon9: russianspaceweb.com
https://twitter.com/russianspaceweb/status/1280174267250999297QuoteMy visualization, info and a bit of analysis of #Russia's recently proposed returnable rocket booster a la #SpaceX' #Falcon9: russianspaceweb.com
Wonderful new animation of MAKS
It’s a step in the right direction, but they should really aim for full reusability by 2026. Larger rocket would also make sense for literal economies of scale. Goal should be to minimize cost per useful ton to orbit or it will at best serve a niche market.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1313284721426796546QuoteIt’s a step in the right direction, but they should really aim for full reusability by 2026. Larger rocket would also make sense for literal economies of scale. Goal should be to minimize cost per useful ton to orbit or it will at best serve a niche market.