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New super-heavy space rocket to be less costly to make than Energia to recreate
TASS/. Russia’s new super-heavy space rocket will turn out 30% less costly to develop than a hypothetical project for recreating the abandoned Soviet-era Energia project, the Energia space ...
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Russian aerospace firm to test new rocket engine operating on iodine
MOSCOW, June 21. /TASS/. Russia’s Energia Rocket and Space Corporation is developing a new electric propulsion rocket engine operating on iodine and its tests are planned for late June ...
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Russia’s Nauka ISS module arrives at Baikonur for…
Later in 1987, the Polyus spacecraft was launched on the maiden flight of the Energia rocket. Polyus was an orbital laser weapon capable of destroying satellites. It was maneuvered and powered by ...
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The Soviet's Buran Space Shuttle Was a True One-Hit Wonder
Its lone mission was uncrewed. The Buran relied on an automated launch sequence, rode on an Energia rocket, and performed an automated, horizontal landing on a runway. The entire mission lasted ...
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Russian Rocket Launch Scrubbed: International Space Station Mission Halted With 20 Seconds to Go, Cause Under Investigation
However, NASA said engineers with Soyuz rocket maker Energia will first need to determine why the launch was aborted and fix any issues that may be required. According to Space.com, Russia's Soyuz ...