[FPSPACE] Soyuz-1 to fly with Moon Race-era engines

[Anatoly Zak]

As I understand, they plan to start using old engines, but also resume
production later, especially if Soyuz-2-3 follows Soyuz-1, which is not
impossible, giving potential commercial missions from Kourou.

Anatoly Zak
http://www.russianspaceweb.com


On 9/10/09 9:44 PM, "Peter Pesavento" <pjp961 at svol.net> wrote:

> Are they planning to open up an assembly line to make these engines, or are
> they going to just burn the ones off that they have in storage?
>  
> 
> 
> From: fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org
> [mailto:fpspace-bounces at friends-partners.org] On Behalf Of Anatoly Zak
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:09 PM
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> Subject: [FPSPACE] Soyuz-1 to fly with Moon Race-era engines
>  
> It looks like the Soyuz-1 rocket, equipped with engines from the Soviet N-1
> rocket has a good chance to launch as early as 2011. It means that NK-33
> engines built as long as four decades ago will finally get a chance to fly.
> Here is what I could glance at MAKS-2009 show and couple of other sources:
> 
> http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz1_lv.html
> 
> Anatoly Zak 
> 

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