«Roskosmos» started designing a new rocket superheavy class. The comments, which General Director of RSC “Energia” Vladimir Solntsev gave “Izvestia”, the rocket will use the existing RD-171 engine.
«We are in a General Designer Missile complexes “Roscosmos” Alexander Medvedev elaborate media super-heavy class with an engine that we already have, – RD-171, it is the basis for the concept of super-heavy carrier “- the sun, said
Why. We need a new super-heavy rocket?
superheavy rocket will allow for longer and more complex missions in space. The project laid the device that displays the order of 80 tons into low support orbit (LEO). In addition, developers are planning to increase the capacity up to 160 tonnes due to changes in the layout and expandability engines.
«The use of hydrogen circuits on the first and second stages of this support, we are not considering. The third step we want to take on the already flying “Angara”. This compilation will allow us to save time and money, “- said General Director of RSC” Energia »
Thanks to the increased capacity, will be able to overcome the distance to the Moon’s orbit.. In addition, this development will open up additional opportunities for the opening of a permanent space station on the Earth’s moon, and as a result, expand the boundaries of space exploration.
When a prototype of the rocket will be?
According to Solntsev, creating superheavy rocket under this scheme is possible within five to seven years. “We take what we already have, we do not bear the additional costs and do not go in,” the prospect of decades. ” I am sure that the creation of “superheavy” under this scheme is possible in record time – it is about five to seven years “- said Solncev
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