Assembly of the first prototype is shown in this promotional video from Energia:https://dzen.ru/video/watch/64d66dc9e0718b48a497817f?f=video
Both the first uncrewed test flight and the first crewed test flight of the planned #Oryol spacecraft are scheduled for 2028, said the chief designer of ROS (it’s not a misprint, now they call it ROS instead of ROSS), deputy director of RSC Energia Vladimir Kozhevnikov.
Quote from: owais.usmani on 08/13/2023 05:58 amAssembly of the first prototype is shown in this promotional video from Energia:https://dzen.ru/video/watch/64d66dc9e0718b48a497817f?f=videoThe TASS news agency reported in September 2022 that the first launch of the Oryol has been scheduled to take place in the April-June 2024 timeframe, so images of the first Oryol under construction could indicate that the first Oryol might be completed by December 2023 or the first quarter of 2024.
Quote from: Vahe231991 on 08/13/2023 10:54 pmQuote from: owais.usmani on 08/13/2023 05:58 amAssembly of the first prototype is shown in this promotional video from Energia:https://dzen.ru/video/watch/64d66dc9e0718b48a497817f?f=videoThe TASS news agency reported in September 2022 that the first launch of the Oryol has been scheduled to take place in the April-June 2024 timeframe, so images of the first Oryol under construction could indicate that the first Oryol might be completed by December 2023 or the first quarter of 2024.Wrong.NET 2028, and most likely later than that.See the replies in the thread that you started, Vahe. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59384.0
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 08/15/2023 11:43 pmQuote from: Vahe231991 on 08/13/2023 10:54 pmQuote from: owais.usmani on 08/13/2023 05:58 amAssembly of the first prototype is shown in this promotional video from Energia:https://dzen.ru/video/watch/64d66dc9e0718b48a497817f?f=videoThe TASS news agency reported in September 2022 that the first launch of the Oryol has been scheduled to take place in the April-June 2024 timeframe, so images of the first Oryol under construction could indicate that the first Oryol might be completed by December 2023 or the first quarter of 2024.Wrong.NET 2028, and most likely later than that.See the replies in the thread that you started, Vahe. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59384.0When I started the thread you mention, I cited the mention in the TASS news report from September 2022 about the Oryol's first launch being scheduled for Q2 2024, but hours later a tweet was posted on the thread about the first Oryol launch about the maiden launch of Oryol being delayed to 2028. That's why Eric Berger wrote a tweet saying that he doesn't take seriously the delay for the first Oryol launch to 2028:https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=59384.msg2514431#msg2514431
The great thing about a date like 2028 is that it’s close enough to feel “real,” but far enough into the future that the people making these claims aren’t held to account. Of course this vehicle won’t fly in 2028.
Some news about the planned new crewed Russian spacecraft, PTK NP aka Oryol! At the meeting at RSC Energia, Roscosmos showed the static and dynamic mockups as well as the engine block, which currently undergo tests. Here are some photos by Roscosmos. More in the comments below.
Roscosmos showed photos of a new complex simulator of the planned spaceship PTK NP aka Oryol which is currently being assembled at Gagarin’s Cosmonaut Training Center. On the pictures you can see a part of it, the operators workplace, is based on the mockup of the PTK NP capsule.
But the Russian copy [of american spaceships] will not sit down exactly like its foreign counterparts. The main feature is the legs, or, if correct, the landing gear supports. This is the first ship in the world to use a similar landing scheme, which will allow the return vehicle to be used repeatedly. It's like in a science fiction movie — first, the landing speed under the parachute will be reduced by solid-fuel landing engines, and then the expanded metal legs will gently shock and protect the ship from damage.
In addition to photos from RSC Energia, there are other facts indicating the imminent start of testing of the PTC Eagle. Firstly, this is work at the Vostochny cosmodrome, where changes are being made to the launch complex of the Angara launch vehicle. Nikolay Nestechuk, General Director of CENKI JSC, noted that "the universal technical complex has been finalized to ensure the preparation of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle according to the launch program of a new generation manned transport ship, complex tests were successfully conducted in August this year."Another test was conducted on October 25. Autonomous tests of a set of equipment for servicing a new manned spacecraft have been completed at the cable refueling tower of the launch complex of the Angara launch vehicle at the Vostochny cosmodrome. Now a whole complex is operating on this site, consisting of a crew boarding gallery, an airlock vestibule and a finishing compartment.In addition, the construction of a new installation and test building of spacecraft, upper stages and heavy-class space warheads continues at Vostochny, where training jobs will be located not only for the Orel PTK, but also for modules of the Russian Orbital Station.
Is this spacecraft recovered on land like Soyuz or in the ocean?
Do we know what the current plan is for when it might first fly with crew (assuming money cooperates and all goes well)?
I see in this manifest that an uncrewed launch is to take place in March 2028, while the crewed (Oryol 2) in July 2028.
And is it possible to find out the source of this information?
