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First launch of Federation spacecraft may slip to 2024
First launch of Federation spacecraft may slip to 2024
An artist’s concept of the “Federation” spacecraft. Image Credit: Roscosmos
The first uncrewed flight of Russia’s next-generation Federation spacecraft may be postponed from 2022 to 2024, according to latest remarks made by the general director of the spacecraft’s manufacturer. (more…)
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Russia may select first crew for its Federation spacecraft next year
Russia may select first crew for its Federation spacecraft next year
An artist’s concept of the “Federation” spacecraft. Image Credit: Roscosmos
Russia may soon reveal the names of the cosmonauts assigned to the first space mission of the country’s next-generation spacecraft known as “Federation.” According to the spacecraft’s manufacturer, RKK Energia, the crew could be selected as early as the first half of 2018. (more…)
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Russia to develop new super heavy-lift rocket for lunar missions
Russia to develop new super heavy-lift rocket for lunar missions
A Russian heavy-lift rocket, the Angara A5, lifts off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia. Angara A5 is currently Russia’s most powerful launcher, however, that could change if the country develops its new super heavy-lift booster. Photo Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russiaintends to expand its rocket fleet by developing a super heavy-lift booster that could one day become the country’s…
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Russia plans to land humans on the Moon in 2031
Russia plans to land humans on the Moon in 2031
Russia’s Federation spacecraft at the moon. Image Credit: Roscosmos
Russia’s rocket and space corporation RKK Energia recently laid out its plan of crewed exploration of the Moon, which includes a flight to lunar orbit in 2030 and landing of the first Russian cosmonaut on the surface a year later. (more…)
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Roscosmos confirms 2021 test flight of Federation spacecraft
Roscosmos confirms 2021 test flight of Federation spacecraft
An artist’s concept of the “Federation” spacecraft. Image Credit: Roscosmos
The head of the Roscosmos State Corporation recently confirmed the first test flight of Russia’s next-generation spacecraft, Federation, will take place in 2021. The spacecraft’s maiden orbital mission will launch without a crew from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the country’s Far East. (more…)
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