What is the name of the Russian spacecraft launching from Kazakhstan that was used over the last decade to reach the international space station?
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- 1 What is the name of the Russian spacecraft launching from Kazakhstan that was used over the last decade to reach the international space station?
- 2 What is the name of the Russian spacecraft launching from Kazakhstan?
- 3 How much did NASA pay SpaceX for Dragon?
- 4 What is Arianespace Soyuz?
- 5 How is Soyuz-ST transported to the launch pad?
- 6 Is the Falcon Heavy reusable or expendable?
What is the name of the Russian spacecraft launching from Kazakhstan that was used over the last decade to reach the international space station?
Soyuz
It is launched on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Between the 2011 retirement of the Space Shuttle and the 2020 demo flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon, the Soyuz served as the only means to make crewed space flights and to reach the International Space Station, for which it remains heavily used.
What is the name of the Russian spacecraft launching from Kazakhstan?
The Cosmodrome is the world’s first spaceport for orbital and human launches and the largest (in area) operational space launch facility….Baikonur Cosmodrome.
| Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы Baıqońyr ǵarysh aılaǵy Russian: Космодром Байконур Kosmodrom Baykonur | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kazakhstan (leased to Russia) |
What happened to the Soyuz 11?
The mission ended in disaster when the crew capsule depressurised during preparations for re-entry, killing the three-man crew. The three crew members of Soyuz 11 are the only humans to have died in space.
How much did NASA pay SpaceX for Dragon?
In 2014, SpaceX released the total combined development costs for both the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and the Dragon capsule. NASA provided US$396 million while SpaceX provided over US$450 million to fund both development efforts.
What is Arianespace Soyuz?
The Arianespace Soyuz project was announced by the ESA in 2002. Cooperation with Russia began in two areas: construction of a launch site for Soyuz in CSG and development of the Soyuz launch vehicle modified for the Guiana Space Centre. A Programme Declaration was signed in 2003 and funding along with final approval was granted on 4 February 2005.
What is Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre?
Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre (also known as Soyuz at CSG or Arianespace Soyuz) is an ongoing European Space Agency (ESA) programme for operating Soyuz-ST launch vehicles from Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), providing medium-size launch capability for Arianespace to accompany the light Vega and heavy-lift Ariane 5.
How is Soyuz-ST transported to the launch pad?
Subsequently, the first 3 stages of the Soyuz-ST are transported from the Integration Building to the launch pad by a train which also erects the rocket to the vertical position at the pad, where Soyuz is suspended by four support arms. Once vertical, a mobile gantry moves in and encloses Soyuz.
Is the Falcon Heavy reusable or expendable?
^ As of 2019 Falcon Heavy has only flown in partially reusable configuration; fully expendable configuration is considered operational in the sense that it is a simplified version of the reusable configuration. ^ A suborbital test flight was conducted in 2014 (designated LVM-3/ CARE) without the cryogenic upper stage (CUS).
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