This is the first "official" statement that I have seen that attaches a date to some sort of HLV, in this case an Angara derivative that would fly by 2030. However, the overall gist of the statement is that Roskosmos will continue to do what it is doing for 20 years and then a miracle happens and they go to Mars. That used to be the NASA approach before the White House specified an exploration program, just keep flying the Shuttle and the station, and then after 20 years a miracle would happen and we would all be flying to Mars.
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5 boosters? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. 4 will be a challenge enough... Are they forgetting Angara lessons already?
Quote from: Lars-J on 11/22/2017 11:46 pm5 boosters? I don't know whether to laugh or cry. 4 will be a challenge enough... Are they forgetting Angara lessons already?The good old architecture of if you're going too slow, I feel bad for you son. I got 99 boosters, all in stage 1
Russia (and the former Soviet Union) have plenty of experience building launchers with multiple strap-on boosters and this design uses a variation of battle tested engine, RD171. The base of this vehicle is really just a Russian version of Zenit. I've little doubt they can fly the above design from a technical perspective.The doubt would be if they're institutionally capable of pulling off the above SHLV within cost and close to schedule. Given their record with programs like Angara, pretty doubtful. Most of their major initiatives have been cancelled before even leaving the drawing board since the fall of the Soviet Union. Although the former regime will be missed by few, it's still sad to see the decline of a space program that had achieved so much.
Translated to English via the owner/staff at Russian Space Web:QuoteOn January 30, the head of RKTs Progress Dmitry Baranov was quoted by the official TASS news agency as promising "around 20" launches of Soyuz rockets during 2023. With two or three Proton launches and couple of Angara missions, Russia could make more than two dozen orbital launch attempts during the year.
On January 30, the head of RKTs Progress Dmitry Baranov was quoted by the official TASS news agency as promising "around 20" launches of Soyuz rockets during 2023. With two or three Proton launches and couple of Angara missions, Russia could make more than two dozen orbital launch attempts during the year.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 01/31/2023 04:29 pmTranslated to English via the owner/staff at Russian Space Web:QuoteOn January 30, the head of RKTs Progress Dmitry Baranov was quoted by the official TASS news agency as promising "around 20" launches of Soyuz rockets during 2023. With two or three Proton launches and couple of Angara missions, Russia could make more than two dozen orbital launch attempts during the year.