In the previous chapter, we very thoroughly and with illustrative examples dismantled the basic postulates of the great Russian design school, which are excellent in space design. But...

Now, dear reader, we are forced to temporarily move away from the main theme of our narrative. We will not advance a bit in the understanding of rocket technology until we reflect on a number of issues. Can...

In Russia, they returned to the idea of ​​creating a rocket carrier of a super heavy class, with the help of which our country will be able to fly to the Moon and Mars. However, currently still missing ...

Now it becomes clear why for many years an absolute monopoly on the delivery of astronauts to the ISS was given to the Soyuz spacecraft - the legendary royal seven. It is difficult to find epithets ...

I must say that the Zenith launch vehicle was more fortunate in this regard. Yes, the space program "Energy-Buran" was closed, but we have "Zenith", which was the side unit of the first stage ...

Today, the economic collapse in Ukraine is spoken a lot and often, and somehow in this gigantic stream of necessary and unnecessary information, the rocket and space industry of this state is lost. It is from ...

The US aerospace agency NASA is going to abandon the use of Russian transport manned spacecraft "Soyuz-TMA" in favor of similar devices of its own production. AT...

Hypersonic flight experimental US space drone XS-1 (Experimental Spaceplane 1) is scheduled for the end of 2017 or the beginning of 2018 year. DARPA - Agency of Advanced ...

The space history of mankind will lose more and more details every decade. The more success we will achieve, the less significant the achievements will be very important ...

The West has long been discussing various options for toughening sanctions against Russia because of the crisis in Ukraine. So far, only the United States has gone for the introduction of sanctions, which are not limited to ...

The US had plans to deploy a military base on the moon with intelligence functions and a permanent garrison to protect it from a possible attack. The approximate cost of the project, which began to prepare ...

The likely adversary is doomed to hold a perimeter defense. Today, no one doubts that the defense doctrines of the leading states are military-space. Strategic American concept ...

Friendship between Russia and the PRC is strengthening every day. Collaboration between countries has become more intense after the end of May 2014, China visited Vladimir Putin. The main ...

The newest Russian rocket "Angara", which should become the first domestic carrier of its own design, is not yet ready. "Angara", the launch of which was to be held first on Wednesday 25 ...

Last week, in the late evening of June 19, the Russian-Ukrainian launch vehicle Dnepr launched 33 small satellites from the 17 countries of the world right into orbit. This launch means that the US and the new authorities are ...

The US space agency NASA has chosen an asteroid, with which American astronauts will be sent to a meeting after about 10 years. Last Thursday, the agency reported that the selected ...

The situation with the supply of Russian rocket engines to US enterprises received further continuation. The United Launch Alliance (ULA), realizing the risks associated with the latest court ruling ...

Having opened its way to the stars, mankind almost immediately began to dream of interstellar and interplanetary flights. However, time passes, and the man did not fly beyond the moon. To overcome the huge ...

In Russia, work is underway to develop new methane engines, which are designed for super-heavy launch vehicles. Oleg Ostapenko, who holds the post of head, told journalists about this ...

China is ready to conquer space in all directions Large space "divorce" took place. Nothing means the fact that the partners are still continuing to visit and “sweep” the common dwelling - the ISS. Already...