There were two transporter-erectors "Grasshoppers" for the N1 "Moon Rocket", they were later rebuilt for Energia-Buran. It was a project of a truly cosmic scale - weighed 2,760 tons, had a length of 66 m, a width of 29.5 m, a height of 21 m.
Site 41 was a complex of three launch pads at the Baikonur Cosmodrome originally built for flight testing of Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBMs) using storable propellant. The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad acci...
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960 at Baikonur test range (of which Baikonur Cosmodrome is a part), during the development of the Soviet ICBM R-16. As a prototype of the missile w...
The Nedelin catastrophe or Nedelin disaster was a launch pad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960 at Baikonur test range (of which Baikonur Cosmodrome is a part), during the development of the Soviet ICBM R-16. As a prototype of the missile w...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Buran was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran programme. It is also known as "Shuttle 1.01". Besides describing the first operational Soviet/Russian shuttle orbiter, "Buran" was also the designation for the whol...
The Luch Satellite Data Relay Network (SDRN), also referred to as Altair and Gelios, is a series of geosynchronous Russian relay satellites, used to transmit live TV images, communications and other telemetry from the Soviet/Russian space station ...
The Luch Satellite Data Relay Network (SDRN), also referred to as Altair and Gelios, is a series of geosynchronous Russian relay satellites, used to transmit live TV images, communications and other telemetry from the Soviet/Russian space station ...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum is the next major attraction after rocket launches. The museum is located on the territory of the cosmodrome and calls with a stunning collection of exhibits, photos and real rocket spares - engines, paneling, navigation...
