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Finalists for the name of the new Russian manned spacecraft by coypu76 on 29 Dec, 2015 18:29
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On Christmas day, the Russian space vehicle company Energia announced the three finalists in the competition to name the new Russian manned spacecraft currently called the PPTS (Perspective Piloted Transport System/ППТС Перспективная Пилотируемая Транспортная Система). The new space ship will be called one of these three names:
Gagarin (Гагарин)
Vector (Вектор)
Federation (Федерация)
http://www.vz.ru/news/2015/12/25/785974.html -
#1 by coypu76 on 29 Dec, 2015 18:42
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The new Russian manned spacecraft was on display in Moscow in August of this year at the Moscow Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2015. Photos show a full mockup of the spacecraft as well as what appears to be an actual pressure vessel made of carbon fiber reinforced composite material.
Additionally, the display showed the docking adapter from the new spacecraft, which appears to be compatible with the adapter used by Soyuz and the Russian modules of the ISS, along with a new spacecraft seat. An earlier mockup of the PPTP shown at MAKS-2013 had what appeared to be variants of the current Kazbek seat used in the Soyuz mounted directly on the floor of the mockup. The seat shown in these photos, rather than tucking the feet next to the seat like the Kazbek, elevates legs and feet on a leg rest more like seating in American spacecraft.
Link to the entire article: http://hi-news.ru/technology/na-maks-2015-pokazali-novyj-rossijskij-kosmicheskij-pilotiruemyj-modul.html
Links to individual photos:
Pressure vessel, mockup and docking adapter: http://hi-news.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/maks7-1300x865.jpg
Mockup interior 1: http://hi-news.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/maks1-1300x865.jpg
Pressure vessel and new seat: http://hi-news.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/maks4-1300x865.jpg
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#2 by Nicolas PILLET on 30 Dec, 2015 05:27
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My pictures of this event are here : http://www.kosmonavtika.com/vaisseaux/ptk/photos/photos.html
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#3 by ZachS09 on 30 Dec, 2015 05:32
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If I had to choose one of those three, I would choose Gagarin.
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#4 by sdsds on 30 Dec, 2015 05:38
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Thanks very much for posting this!
I understand why Gagarin would be a finalist. And Federation is an obvious play on Union (Soyuz). But why did my personal favorite, "Vector," become a finalist? Is there a tie-in to the Russian space program there? -
#5 by Prof68 on 30 Dec, 2015 05:52
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Thanks very much for posting this!
No obivous tie-in with space program exist. But tie-in with hi-tech devices is exist.
I understand why Gagarin would be a finalist. And Federation is an obvious play on Union (Soyuz). But why did my personal favorite, "Vector," become a finalist? Is there a tie-in to the Russian space program there? -
#6 by ZachS09 on 30 Dec, 2015 06:17
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Thanks very much for posting this!
I understand why Gagarin would be a finalist. And Federation is an obvious play on Union (Soyuz). But why did my personal favorite, "Vector," become a finalist? Is there a tie-in to the Russian space program there?
Obviously because Yuri Gagarin began manned spaceflight. -
#7 by jacqmans on 30 Dec, 2015 10:00
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Results of voting on the best name for the new spacecraft Gagarin, Vector and Federatsia
December 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015, saw the completion of the public voting – one of the final stages of the competition for the best name for the new-generation Russian crew transportation spacecraft (CTS) that is being developed by RSC Energia.
Taking part in the public vote were 35105 who determined the three names which made it into the finals: Gagarin – 10389 votes, Vector – 4866 votes, Federatsia – 3604 votes.
Altogether, about 6000 original names were proposed, out of which the organizing committee of the competition selected ten and brought them up for the public voting. Those were "Gagarin", "Vector", "Federatsia" (Federation), "Astra", "Galactica" (Galaxy), "Rodina" (Motherland), "Zodiac", "Mir" (Peace), "Zvezda" (Star) and "Leader".
The judges of the contest chaired by the general director of the state corporation "Roskosmos" Igor Komarov will determine the winner by January 11, 2016 and announce the results on January 15, 2016.
The top prize will be a visit in the spring of 2016 to Baikonur to witness the launch of a manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz to the International Space Station (ISS).
The competition for the best name of the new Russian spacecraft was organized by RSC Energia with participation of Roscosmos and URSC in the end of August 2015.
The new-generation Crew Transportation Spacecraft developed by RSC Energia is intended for delivery of people and cargo to the Moon and a space station in a low Earth orbit.
The spacecraft is reusable, its design incorporates advanced technologies, some of which are without equals in the world’s space industry. In particular, the CTS reentry vehicle will be made of composite materials, and have a reusable docking assembly. State-of-the-art avionics will allow meeting the challenges of the spacecraft rendezvous and docking in a more efficient manner, and improving the crew safety during launch and return to Earth.
The CTS crew can be as large as 4. The spacecraft will be able to stay in free flight for a period of up to 30 days, and stay attached to a space station for a period of up to 1 year. The total mass of the spacecraft during its flight to the space station will be 14.4 metric tons (19 tons during a mission to the Moon), the mass of the reentry vehicle will be 9 metric tons. The length of the spacecraft is 6.1 meters. The nominal g-load during descent is 3g. The spacecraft orbital insertion is to be performed by the heavy launch vehicle Angara-A5V.
http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2015/news_12-25.html -
#8 by notsorandom on 30 Dec, 2015 14:29
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The total mass of the spacecraft during its flight to the space station will be 14.4 metric tons (19 tons during a mission to the Moon), the mass of the reentry vehicle will be 9 metric tons. The length of the spacecraft is 6.1 meters. The nominal g-load during descent is 3g. The spacecraft orbital insertion is to be performed by the heavy launch vehicle Angara-A5V.
The Angara-A5P with a capacity of around 18 metric tons should be able to launch the LEO version. -
#9 by ZachS09 on 24 Jan, 2016 23:32
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Source: http://www.collectspace.com/ubb/Forum31/HTML/000471.html
The name of the new Russian manned spacecraft is "Federation".
From another link, http://www.russianspaceweb.com/ptk-2015.html#name, the official announcement is this:
"The new ship would be named Federatsiya, a Russian word for "federation." Referring to the political structure of the Russian state, the name continued a tradition of the Soyuz spacecraft, whose name meant "union," reflecting the official name of the Soviet state — the Soviet Union. Runner-up names in the contest, such as Gagarin and Vektor, were reserved for future space projects, the agency's announcement said." -
#10 by ZachS09 on 24 Jan, 2016 23:34
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Apparently, the judges did not go for the majority, "Gagarin", and decided to go with the least popular name. I'm disappointed.
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#11 by Pipcard on 24 Jan, 2016 23:55
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Let me guess, Gagarin will be reserved for the name of a manned interplanetary spacecraft?
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#12 by ZachS09 on 25 Jan, 2016 00:03
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Let me guess, Gagarin will be the name of a manned interplanetary spacecraft?
Well, I actually have no idea. Gagarin was not the chosen name for the new craft, so I don't know what that name will be used for. -
#13 by sdsds on 25 Jan, 2016 04:38
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Would someone please confirm how "Federatsia" is spelled using the Cyrillic alphabet? Is it «Федерация» ?
Also as a source, Energia has:
http://www.energia.ru/en/news/news-2016/news_01-15.html -
#14 by Nicolas PILLET on 25 Jan, 2016 13:49
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#15 by Steven Pietrobon on 26 Jan, 2016 03:18
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Is the English transliteration Federatsiya or Federatsia?
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#16 by dcfowler1 on 26 Jan, 2016 03:24
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The English translation is "Federation." The transliteration would depend on the system that one uses. I would use "Federatsiya."
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#17 by Stan Black on 30 Jan, 2016 19:10
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Let’s not get in the habit of using Federation, but use Federatsiya. Federation makes me think of Blake’s 7.
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#18 by kch on 30 Jan, 2016 19:27
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Let’s not get in the habit of using Federation, but use Federatsiya. Federation makes me think of Blake’s 7.
That, too.
You're right, though -- there's no reason to Vila-fy the new ship (that *would* be a Travis-ty). -
#19 by Bob Shaw on 30 Jan, 2016 19:49
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Let’s not get in the habit of using Federation, but use Federatsiya. Federation makes me think of Blake’s 7.
That, too.
You're right, though -- there's no reason to Vila-fy the new ship (that *would* be a Travis-ty).
Yes, you Gant do that. -
#20 by lucspace on 21 Mar, 2019 12:08
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The "Federatsya" name is set to be thrown out: https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2019/3/16/13137/?h
