Falcon-9 booster rocket, which is to launch the Dragon spacecraft into orbit, has been successfully tested in the United States

Specialists of the American company Space Exploration Technologies (Space Exploration, Space-X, Space Ex) 30 of April carried out successful tests of the cruise engines of the Falcon-9 launch vehicle, which was to put the ship-capsule "Dragon" into orbit in the first in stories flight to the ISS, organized by a private company. As reported by Space-ex, nine engines of the first stage of the Falcon-9 rocket, installed on the launch site of the launch site at Cape Canaveral (Florida), were launched by a team of engineers and worked for about two seconds.

"So far, all systems seem to be in perfect order. The engines, as planned, have worked for two seconds. Engineers will now take up the analysis of the data as we continue to prepare for the launch," the Space-Ex said in a statement. .
It is expected that the launch of the two-stage launch vehicle "Falcon-9" with the ship-capsule "Dragon" to the ISS will take place on May 7. The launch date of the ship has been repeatedly postponed.

It is planned that the "Dragon" starts from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral in 09: 38 according to the time of the east coast of the USA (17: 38 Moscow time). After going into space at the first stage, the capsule must fly through at a distance of 3,2 km from the ISS. Thus, it is supposed to check whether the on-board sensors and equipment of the unmanned vehicle work reliably. After that, "Dragon" in an automatic mode should make a rapprochement with the station, the crew of which with the help of manipulators will seize the capsule and dock it. The American apparatus is planned to dock to the Harmony module (Harmony - American segment) on the side facing the Earth. The final stage of the mission involves undoing the "Dragon", descending from orbit and landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The device is built with the expectation of descent by parachute and hard landing.

"Dragon" will have to deliver to the 521 station a kg of non-critical cargo, in particular, food, materials for experiments and equipment for the crew. An important aspect of the mission of the ship will be the return of cargo weighing about 660 kg from the ISS to Earth. Among other things, these are the details of the equipment that NASA intends to use in the future to save money. Space-ex considers the upcoming mission "a milestone in the history of space flight," since Dragon should be the first commercially available device to dock with the station.

NASA has signed a contract with the company for the amount of 1,6 billion dollars, providing for the creation of a reliable reusable means of delivering people and payloads to the ISS and near-earth orbit. This amount should be enough for Dragon 12 flights. Its mass is 3 tons plus cargo up to 6 tons. The device in the future can take on board seven people. The company plans to launch Falcon-9 rockets from the US Air Force Vandenberg base in the state of California and from the NASA space center at Cape Canaveral.

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[Nechai]

Amer is in the crazy-batch principle of constructing the pH. When trying to create an analogue of our BZHRK, about the same thing happened, only 2x3 engines, without one row, as it is now.

[YARY]

But what is interesting in the case of chago, she MyKsySy not awake?
Well they want to try to live. Without a model so to jump.

[esaul]

The title does not correspond to the actual facts displayed in the article and creates false illusions. Mom dear! What's going on on the site today? Either they see the "retreat and defeat" of Russia where it does not exist, then they see the stunning successes of the states, where they also do not!
I want to talk about another stunning success of the states -------- The new $ 350 million USS warship has almost two flaws for every million


The Navy's reputation for deploying coastal warships (LCS) is currently very shaky.
This completely new class of surface warships has been thoroughly reviewed by an independent government oversight body. Recent data are not at all encouraging and are accompanied by an urgent recommendation to send half of the program to a landfill.
As part of the State Oversight Project (POGO), a study was conducted of the Pentagon’s arms supply and then a letter dated April 23 was sent to members of the House of Representatives Commission on Armed Forces Affairs - who themselves had "repeatedly questioned the usefulness and effectiveness of the coastal warship deployment program."
These ships, which were designed as maneuverable mine and anti-submarine vessels, can be built according to one of two possible options, one of which is created by General Dynamics ($ 345,8 million), and the other by Lockheed Martin ($ 357,5 million).

USS Freedom known as LCS-1
According to POGO, only one option is necessary, while the current “dual development” program unnecessarily overloads the military budget. The organization considers itself sufficiently aware of these two options to determine which of them should be turned on.
The Freedom, or LCS-1, as POGO emphasizes, “is simply not ready for deployment ... for any purpose.” This more expensive and at the same time imperfect vessel can pose a real danger to the crew - and also burden the taxpayer.
Executive Director Daniel Brian writes:
From the moment the Maritime Authority approved Lockheed Martin’s LCS-1 on September 18, 2008, and before the ship came to dry dock in the summer of 2011 (less than 1000 days), there were 640 serious malfunctions on the ship. Then, on average, something went out of order every two to three days.
Brian also notes that once in March 2010, the on-board power supply system was completely turned off, so that the ship “temporarily turned out to be floating by the will of the waves” - thereby turning from a marine predator into easy prey.
POGO also expresses concern about at least 17 known cracks in the LCS-1 hull, due to which the notorious high speed of a warship may be reduced to the speed of a cargo ship.
“The appearance of cracks does not pass without a trace. In addition to water leaks into the vessel, cracks significantly reduce the maximum speed of the ship, which according to the project should be at least 40 knots, ”the letter emphasizes.
Repeated damage to the engine at sea also indicates the need to stop wasting time and money on Lockheed’s LCS, valued at approximately $ 360 million.
A report recently received from the Accounts Chamber of the Government after a rigorous analysis conducted by it, is accompanied by the conclusion that the Ministry of Defense is compromising itself by introducing new expensive weapons systems before their development is completed.
Thus, “this is a very risky strategy that causes performance degradation, unjustified cost increases, delays and problems during testing,” the report said.
If Congress does not wish to eliminate one of the options, POGO recommends that you at least set a deadline for the Navy to decide which ship deserves further funding.
The LCS program meets the urgent need for a new universal ship in the context of China's military expansion into the disputed South China Sea, as well as Iranian naval activity and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Currently, it seems likely that the maritime department has already spent so much on the LCS program that it has become too voluminous to collapse. And it seems that the naval department does not want to admit that the more expensive option is a failure. ----------- DengzhiShSh sawed robots ...! They all wiped their noses! Success is evident!

[Vashestambid]

"Falcon-9", "Dragon" This illiteracy infuriates me when English words are typed in krill, it becomes generally incomprehensible. It's either one or the other, 1. let them completely translate "Falcon-9", "Dragon" ...

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[escobar]

The more engines, the greater the likelihood of an emergency.

[Neighbor]

Quote: escobar

The more engines, the greater the likelihood of an emergency.

Will fall - will not fall, will fall - will not fall - will fall !!!!
!

[Uralm]

Why that feeling, They Bite with it. Imagine. Falcon drags a dragon!

[Odinplys]

The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Dragon capsule spacecraft is expected to launch to the ISS on May 7.] The launch date of the ship has been repeatedly rescheduled.

How do the dates coincide ... Hint at something ... ??? In vain ... may not fly up ...

[Hysnik-Tsuzoy]

Quote: OdinPlys

The engines, as planned, worked for two seconds.

And yet, how can you send a launch rocket to the start, the engines of which were tested for 2 seconds in normal operating mode!

[S_nami_strength]

A day will come and see how it all flies !!!!!!!!

[Ion coaelung]

Commercial organizations want to take over this "business" ...

[sahha]

Rather take a free niche.

[Manager]

It reminded me of an anecdote about the Indians who decided to build a rocket and send it to the United States. They filled it with gunpowder and set it on fire. There was a terrible explosion, after which the leader declared - If this is so, imagine what is happening in the USA !!!
But seriously, I think that capacities should be sought by developing new engines and fuels and not by adding engines and stages!

[escobar]

AHAHAHAHAH)))))))

[snek]

The commercialization of space launches is an interesting idea - it can at least slightly revive interest in space and the state will give a kick. institutions, but somehow this direction is completely abandoned.

[ANTURAG]

I think that our military is sufficiently aware of the use of potential opponents of unmanned aircraft. These Americans can do real troubles, and write off everything "on automatic" Behind these moral monsters you need an eye and an eye.

[APASUS]

Oh, how they waved! I heard they plan to mine metals from asteroids! Now I understand why they make fantastic films so well

[koksalek]

In what year do the Americans want to launch their beloved "Dragon"?

[kostya]

2 seconds of successful work is not an indicator. Now, if at least a dozen launches will be excellent, wow! And so the flight will not reach

[mr.Man]

Their Saturns didn’t fly badly ... why aren’t they upgrading?
Then they flew and successfully to the moon, even accident-free, and here ...
The shuttles are not counted (the shuttle engines worked + 2 accelerators), Buran in this respect flew as a "passenger" on a launch vehicle, to which you can fasten all sorts of crap ...
Generally in the states it is not clear with space ...
Either they buy missiles in Russia, now they are trying to create their own initially ...
Is Saturn not economical or is it already impossible to create an analogue?
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F
Payload mass
- at DOE Normal: 10,4 t
Heavy: 32 t
- on GPO Normal: 4,7 t
Heavy: 19,5 t
The number of starts 2
- successful 2
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Saturn i
Payload mass
- on DOE 9,900 kg
The number of starts 10
- successful 10
- unsuccessful 0
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Saturn IB
Payload mass
- on DOE 15.300 kg
The number of starts 9
- successful 9
- unsuccessful 0
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Saturn V
Payload mass
- at DOE 140,9 tons
- 65,5 tons on the trajectory to the moon
The number of starts 13
- successful 13
- unsuccessful 0
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[mind1954]

No, they stubbornly bend their line! They have everything calculated!

They ISS, taking advantage of the situation, built our
knowledge and our hands. As a result, it turned out that
it belongs to them and we still have to them ??? !!!

Our cosmonauts could still work at the training center and
to work, and they filed dismissal reports, right there
signed a contract with NASA and hello Houston!

And on the Shuttle, if I'm not mistaken, there were engines from the Saturn-5.

[Ascetic]

The "trick" of this media is that it fully reusable rocket. After the completion of its flight section, both the first and second stages should decrease in the atmosphere (the second one will be equipped with a heat shield) and sit on the cosmodrome, braking only by the force of its own jet jets. Further, these missile blocks can be refueled and prepared for the next launch.

[Armata]

Quote: Ascetic

to sit on the cosmodrome, braking only by the power of its own jet jets.

And how will they stabilize upon landing? As if they did not enter the earth with acceleration due to jet jets.

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[Oladushkin]

I believe that there were NO Americans on the moon.
One simple fact. Let's say they were there. One question: an unbroken breakthrough of money was thrown into the lunar program. Was there a bump in it? It was. Why, then, did the Americans more or less put out a launch vehicle literally only a couple of years ago? After all, the type was already created if they flew to the Moon. So they were not there, etc. This principle of using inventions is absolutely normal - invented once, started to use. If you didn’t start using it, then you probably didn’t invent it (except for the fact that it’s beneficial to someone, etc. .. It’s really impossible to imagine that the Americans invented the carrier rocket, and then spat in their faces and said yes we invented We will not use it. Nonsense.)
On the topic of the article, it’s very sad that our ROSKOSMOS is able to drop its development to the ground when the Americans, albeit with small steps, but confidently go forward.

[Oladushkin]

Interestingly, what is this minus set?
What do you disagree with? So the Americans weren’t on the moon? Or with the fact that in ROSKOSMOS themselves recognized that we have a crisis?