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  The Energiya-Buran Story | VideoCosmos
The existence of those two separate systems – the Energiya booster and Buran –; was the main difference between the Soviet plan and the U.S. Space Shuttle system.
Energiya), but while the booster was primarily designed and constructed under direct supervision of NPO, Buran however was only designed by NPO.
During the Energiya booster design and construction period there were a number of "side" projects, attendant to the main one.
www.videocosmos.com /energiya-buran.shtm   (674 words)

  
 Soviet Energiya world's mightiest rocket
The fl canister mounted on one side of the Energiya is the payload container, an arrangement that NASA plans to copy for the Shuttle-C, an unmanned all-cargo version of the space shuttle it plans to use during space station assembly in the mid-1990s.
Working with the photos and knowing that the Energiya core stands 197 feet tall and is 26 feet in diameter, Zureck was able to calculate the measurements of the strap-on boosters and the avionics compartments and external fuel lines that make up the other features.
The maiden Energiya launch occurred last May 15 and was considered a success, even though the fl payload module failed to make it into orbit as planned.
www.chron.com /content/interactive/space/archives/88/880328.html   (1058 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Russia's Top Space Company Targets Moon
Sevastyanov said that Energiya, the manufacturer of the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft that ferry crew and supplies to the international space station, would rely on those ships during the first phase of its moon exploration program.
Finally, Energiya hopes to set up a permanent moon base complete with a nuclear power plant and equipment to start tapping helium-3 as an energy source to satisfy the energy demands back on Earth around 2020.
Energiya's ambitious plans contrast sharply with the post-Soviet meltdown of once-glorious space program that launched the first satellite in 1957 and made Yuri Gagarin the first man in space on April 12, 1961.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/tech/2006/apr/11/041106914.html   (649 words)

  
 Space Transportation News of March 2002
Energiya had stopped the preparation for the flight arguing that Khrunichev was late on payments.
RKK Energiya is expected to be the biggest looser in the ongoing restructuring of Russian space transportation.
RKK Energiya and GKNPTs Khrunichev are reportedly conducting significant cuts in their workforce due to unsufficient funding from the Russian government on national programs and Russia's involvement in the International Space Station.
www.orbireport.com /News2002-03.html   (6367 words)

  
 Russian Space Boosters | Energiya | VideoCosmos
Design of "Energiya" Space booster was initiated by the Decision of Communist Party Politburo of February 17th, 1976.
Design was conducted at Science Production Union "Energiya", Moscow.
Main production facility of the booster was "Progress" Plant in Samara City.
www.videocosmos.com /boosters-energiya.shtm   (86 words)

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