https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1131819504839921665Above is a link to a chain of tweets about a lecture Rogozin apparently gave at Moscow State University. The one most interesting to me is this one.
He also announced the creation of a reusable rocket with methane powered engines. Work on this project will begin "as soon as possible". According to #Rogozin, this rocket will be inexpensive and "will be able to put 9 tons of payload into orbit".
This doesn't sound like what I'd been hearing. Is this faulty reporting, or are the Russians shifting their LV development again?
https://twitter.com/katlinegrey/status/1131819504839921665
Above is a link to a chain of tweets about a lecture Rogozin apparently gave at Moscow State University. The one most interesting to me is this one.
He also announced the creation of a reusable rocket with methane powered engines. Work on this project will begin "as soon as possible". According to #Rogozin, this rocket will be inexpensive and "will be able to put 9 tons of payload into orbit".
This doesn't sound like what I'd been hearing. Is this faulty reporting, or are the Russians shifting their LV development again?
They have been developing Angara for 22 years, and it is still is not in routine use.
And, 22 years ago, when they started developing Angara, they already had the main chamber, nozzle and base configuration for the RD-191 engine ready from the RD-171/RD-180, they just needed new smaller preburner/turbopump.
Does anybody think this can fly before 2040?
Rogozin literally said that they just expediting methane engine development right now and plan to open work on reusable rocket as soon as possible.