kerbiloid Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Roscosmos has finished creation of the omniorbital radiation monitoring system. LEO Meteor-M, medium-orbit GLONASS, GSO Electro-L now all have radiometers allowing to monitor the space radiation. https://translate.google.com.tr/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&u=https://www.interfax.ru/world/651420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Also, Soyuz launch in about an hour. Poking around for livestream link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Supposedly this will not actually be broadcast live. Unsure about this unofficial stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tater Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 No bueno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 D’oh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sh1pman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Fregat engineers must be opening champagne right now. Unlike Soyuz-2 engineers. In their case it’s probably vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Fregat engineers must be opening champagne right now. Unlike Soyuz-2 engineers. In their case it’s probably vodka. Issues with the RD-0124? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, DDE said: Issues with the RD-0124? Must be. No other differences with Soyuz-FG on the third stage, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 minute ago, sh1pman said: Must be. No other differences with Soyuz-FG on the third stage, right? Lots. But it's the most likely factor - the 2.1a doesn't come with the new engine for precisely that reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, DDE said: Lots. But it's the most likely factor - the 2.1a doesn't come with the new engine for precisely that reason. Ok, I only knew about the engine difference. Maybe they tried to sneakily fuel it up with this stuff: On 11/30/2016 at 10:39 AM, DDE said: Alright, I've been reading the annual reports of the Salavat chemical plant, which is Russia's sole source of unsymmetrical dymethylhydrazine (do not ask me why I did that). And I've found a pretty expensive refit programme being run by XIth Department of Spetsstroi to adapt the plant to produce "napthyl". What is that? I don't know, that's why I'm asking. All I know is that, according to mainstream Russian media and with no details provided whatsoever, napthyl is going to be used as a drop-in replacement for RP-1 at Vostochny. Those who heard of "syntin" (1-methyl-1,2-dicyclopropylcyclopropane) may be suffering from deja vu. (and something went very wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 A rocket-shaped skyscraper will be built for the National Space Center HQ and Roscosmos situation office. Total area 250 000 m2. All variants of its design look like a rocket. One of them looks like a rocket of heavy class. Currently the project is in the draft design phase. The building will be placed on Miasishchev street, Fili district. The National Space Center will occupy 9.9 ha, next to the Khrunichev Center. Khrunichev Center will free 88.9 ha. Education center will occupy 2.1 ha. The construction will be finished in 2024. https://translate.google.com.tr/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&u=https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/651710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: A rocket-shaped skyscraper will be built for the National Space Center HQ and Roscosmos situation office. Total area 250 000 m2. All variants of its design look like a rocket. One of them looks like a rocket of heavy class. Currently the project is in the draft design phase. The building will be placed on Miasishchev street, Fili district. The National Space Center will occupy 9.9 ha, next to the Khrunichev Center. Khrunichev Center will free 88.9 ha. Education center will occupy 2.1 ha. The construction will be finished in 2024. https://translate.google.com.tr/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&u=https://www.interfax.ru/moscow/651710 Dammit, this looks like a sneaky way to not dump the Fili compound altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, DDE said: Dammit, this looks like a sneaky way to not dump the Fili compound altogether. Maybe, the whole building will be actually a rocket... What will he say now, Elon Musk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1pman Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Very important design change Spoiler Rogozin promised to give the Federation ship a male name According to the head of "Roskosmos", the manned spacecraft "should not be called like a girl" A model of a manned transport vehicle of the new generation "Federation" (Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS) The reusable manned spacecraft Federation will change its name, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, RBC reports. “The ship used to be called the Federation, now it will be called a more masculine name, after all, the ship should not be called a by a girl name, but a male name” Rogozin said.https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&rurl=translate.google.ru&sl=ru&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/22/02/2019/5c7006459a794725bfd4131b%3Futm_source%3Dvk_rbc&xid=17259,15700002,15700019,15700186,15700191,15700248,15700253&usg=ALkJrhh5x2GWiBOKhApDep_mh-pHP4XM5A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Spoiler Depends on the docking port scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Well, isn't it a Russian tradition to refer to maritime vessels with a male pronoun, while many Western nations use female pronouns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 hour ago, sh1pman said: Very important design change Hide contents Rogozin promised to give the Federation ship a male name According to the head of "Roskosmos", the manned spacecraft "should not be called like a girl" A model of a manned transport vehicle of the new generation "Federation" (Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS) The reusable manned spacecraft Federation will change its name, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, RBC reports. “The ship used to be called the Federation, now it will be called a more masculine name, after all, the ship should not be called a by a girl name, but a male name” Rogozin said.https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&rurl=translate.google.ru&sl=ru&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://www.rbc.ru/technology_and_media/22/02/2019/5c7006459a794725bfd4131b%3Futm_source%3Dvk_rbc&xid=17259,15700002,15700019,15700186,15700191,15700248,15700253&usg=ALkJrhh5x2GWiBOKhApDep_mh-pHP4XM5A A new paint job and a biconical exterior makes it 200% more Soyuz-like. Also, Federatsya is probably a rarer name than Traktorina. 48 minutes ago, MaverickSawyer said: Well, isn't it a Russian tradition to refer to maritime vessels with a male pronoun, while many Western nations use female pronouns? It’s a complex affair. Russian nouns are by and large all gendered. “Ship” is masculine, so are most naval ship classes, “vessel” is neutral, “boat” (including submarines and a host of minor craft) is feminine. And your ears will ring if you call anything less deadly than a missile boat a “ship” near a maritime aficionado. And yeah, the vast bulk of Soviet spacecraft had masculine names, except for Mir’s Priroda, the Tselina SigInt sats, and the obvious Luna and Venera. And Zarya and Zvezda. Zarya, BTW, is standard Mission Control callsign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) Spoiler I bet on Peresvet Spoiler Osliabia is a male name, too Edited February 22, 2019 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 58 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: I bet on Peresvet Hands off, I called dibs on it back before Armata was announced... then there’s that laser system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Roscosmos announces 1 day long touristic flights without visiting ISS. Also Roscosmos and Space Adventure have contracted a flight of Soyuz with two tourists to ISS by 2021. https://translate.google.com.tr/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&u=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/651721 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 LOL, Roscosmos appear to have looked down on superstition and suffered the consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulebron Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Could not resist reposting this. "How to Stop Lauging at Roskosmos Plans" Advices from Psychologist Publishing Agency "Medicine" Edited February 23, 2019 by Kulebron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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