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Date: May 23, 2013 9:00:07 AM GMT-06:00
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Russia designs reusable spacecraft good for as many as five missions

May 22, 2013 at 5:43 PM

MOSCOW, May 22 (UPI) — A Russian company designing a new spacecraft for the country's space program says the craft will be reusable and able to make as many as five flights.

Energia Rocket and Space Corp. said the spacecraft's technical design has been finalized but is yet to be officially approved, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday.

The new reusable craft is to replace the Soyuz capsule and will have modification to allow it to perform a number of missions, Energia deputy general designer Alexander Chernyavsky said. They include flights to near-Earth and moon orbits, missions to maintain and repair other spacecraft, and for collecting space debris, he said.

A prototype is set to be rolled out in August while flight tests are due to begin in 2017, Energia said.

 

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            21:37 22/05/2013

Russia's New Reusable Spacecraft Good for up to 5 Flights

TOMSK, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's new reusable spacecraft that is being developed by the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will be able to make up to five space flights, the rocket maker said on Wednesday.

The spacecraft's technical design has been finalized but is yet to be officially approved, Energia deputy general designer Alexander Chernyavsky said on the sidelines of the Innovus forum.

The new reusable craft is to replace the Soyuz carrier rocket and is expected to ensure a breakthrough in the development of Russia's space industry.

The spacecraft will have several modifications: For flights to near-Earth and Moon orbits, for maintenance and repair of other spacecraft, and for gathering of space debris.

The first craft prototype is to be rolled out in August 2013 while flight tests are due to begin in 2017.

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