Russian Space Program: News & Discussion #2

Robot Fyodor was handed over to Roskosmos for the flight preparation.

MOSCOW, September 19 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. A demonstration sample of the Fyodor robotics complex will be handed over to the Roskosmos state corporation, which plans to ship it to space on the new Federation ship, the Advanced Research Foundation (FPI) reports.

FEDOR (FEDOR - Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) - the first domestic humanoid robot developed by FPI together with the NGO "Android Technology" by order of the Ministry of Emergency Measures as a rescue robot. It is planned that in 2021 the robot will go into space on the new Russian spacecraft Federation. In addition, Fedor was the first robot in the world to learn how to sit on a string.

Tingsay wrote:Wow didnt even notice this till now. Very funny!  

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

Robot Fyodor  was handed over to Roskosmos  for the flight preparation.

........... It is planned that in 2021 the robot will go into space on the new Russian spacecraft Federation. ........

https://ria.ru/space/20180919/1528921931.html...........

PapaDragon wrote:

2021 launch date for Federation? That's pretty damn optimistic. I do hope they manage to pull it off....


ALSO, they seem to have officially settled on winged approach for reusable rockets:

Russia Plans to Develop Reusable Stage for Carrier Rocket by 2023, FPI Says

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

I wouldn't be surprised that US astronauts did this. The problem cannto be solved by telling thsi loud IMHO. First of all who is owner of Kommersant would be nice to know...

Vann7 wrote:

even RT in spanish told  Russia space agency asked NASA for medical record of US astronauts mental condition..
after this sabotage incident..   So Russia government funded media , was questioning if US astronauts
did it or not.. If this sabotage , is confirmed that was done by NASA ,it means Russia needs to cancel all space
projects with NASA..otherwise the life of Russian cosmonauts will be at risk.. Relations are so bad. and  US military could pressure the astronauts to do anything to harm Russia.

Russia refused to participate in the lunar project with the Americans

KOROLYOV (Moscow region), Sep 22 - RIA Novosti.  Russia can not afford to participate in the project of a near-moon station with the USA on secondary roles and intends to offer its project to the station, said the head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

"Will it be a Russian or an international station, this is the subject of negotiations," he said at a meeting with the industry's young specialists.
Rogozin also did not rule out that the US can participate in the new project. In addition, the station can be established with BRICS partner countries.

According to the head of Roskosmos, during the preparation for the launch of the new crew scheduled for October 11 on the ISS, he will hold talks at Baikonur with the NASA administrator Jim Brydenstein and tell him about the Russian vision of cooperation in the Moon's orbit.

The Gateway Project
In September last year, Roskosmos and NASA signed a memorandum of cooperation in the creation of an international near-moon station, later called The Gateway.

It is assumed that the first module - Power Propulsion Module - will be launched to the Moon in 2022, and in 2023, the ESPRIT fuel storage module and the USUtilization Module, manufactured by the international partners, will go into space.
In addition, at the same time it is planned to launch a logistics module and a manipulator arm for carrying cargoes along the surface of the station. In 2024-2025, international and American residential modules should be added.

Russia was offered to build a lock compartment for the cosmonauts' exit to the surface of the station. However, as the source told RIA Novosti, this role did not suit the Russian side - the compartment should be built according to American technical standards and under the American spacesuit.

Hole wrote:The BRICS should build space stations together.

Tingsay wrote:

Hole wrote:The BRICS should build space stations together.

*BRIC

South Africa is in recession, thanks to stupid black nationalists. No way SA would be thinking of any major space projects.

Hole wrote:The BRICS should build space stations together.

Tingsay wrote:

Hole wrote:The BRICS should build space stations together.

*BRIC
South Africa is in recession, thanks to stupid black nationalists. No way SA would be thinking of any major space projects.

Isos wrote:
India needs 15 years to buy 36 rafales. A space station agreement could be reached in 100-150 years I think.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission completes 3 years in orbit

BENGALURU: India's rendezvous with the red planet continues as its celebrated Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) completes three years in orbit.
"As the country's low-cost Mars Orbiter Mission completes three years in its Martian orbit, the satellite is in good health and continues to work as expected," the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

The scientific analysis of the data received from the Mars Orbiter spacecraft is in progress, ISRO Public Relations Director Devipra ..

Hole wrote:Russia and China would lead the wya in construction of the modules, but India is not far behind. With some help even Brasil could build his own modules. Also India has rockets. Brasil got a small space port. South Africa would be useful als place for ground control systems. Anyone could play his part and spend some money.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

Russia refused to participate in the lunar project with the Americans

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Big_Gazza wrote:
Don't bother with sledging me about "racism"...  I've personally had to endure under similar circumstances (offshore), so spare me any mock outrage.

PapaDragon wrote:

I don't think this is a good idea.

Yes, Americans can be hassle but building one docking module is negligible effort and cost all things considered.

They could easily stay on this project and build their own station. Two is better than one.

"Energy" is ready to offer tourists a service of flying around the moon, a source said.

MOSCOW, September 23 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, like the American company SpaceX, is ready to offer tourists a service on the fly of the Moon, a source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti.

According to him, "Energy" has been developing the project for many years. "However, now the ticket price has grown a little due to the revision of economic requirements for the project and will be from $ 150 to $ 180 million," the source said.
He recalled that initially it was "Energy" and the American operator of space tourism that the company Space Adventures entered the commercial market with a proposal for a tourist flight around the Moon. The cost of one of two places (the third was assumed for the commander of the ship - a professional cosmonaut) was $ 150 million.

Due to lack of demand to lack demand the ticket price dropped to $ 120 million."
In 2017, the then head of the RSC Energia, Vladimir Solntsev, said that the corporation had been approached by several who wished to fly over the moon. He called this flight real in 2021-2022. At the same time, the modernization of the "Union" to fly around the Moon required $ 500 million.

The head of Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin announced on June 28 the possibility of manned flights to the Moon on the Soyuz ships, while the development of the Federation is being completed.

PapaDragon wrote:
If I hear another tourism related BS coming from Russians I will choke someone.

Can they just move on from this 90's style nonsense already?

Dignity. Look it up Russia.

Hole wrote:Put oligarchs like Bezos, Gates or Zuckerberg in this capsules… and then make a small mistake in the calculations so they hit the moon.

Yes, Americans can be hassle but building one docking module is negligible effort and cost all things considered.

They could easily stay on this project and build their own station. Two is better than one.

Let's see how it develops. First with new wave of sanctions Russians will be excluded from own segments.

If I hear another tourism related BS coming from Russians I will choke someone.

Can they just move on from this 90's style nonsense already?

Dignity. Look it up Russia.