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21-12-2008 GSC Hardware to be Shipped from St. Petersburg Tomorrow
Launch systems, transport and installation device and other equipment provided by the Russian space industrial companies have been loaded today on the Flinterland ship in St. Petersburg`s marine port. Later on, the remaining containers with ground hardware to be mounted in the facilities which had been already constructed at Guiana Space Center will be loaded as well.
This equipment will be used to verify the Fregat upper stage for Soyuz-ST launch vehicle.
The following Russian space industrial entities were involved in preparation, preshipment and loading operations: KBOM Design Bureau, Lavochkin R&D company, TSKB-Progress R&D and manufacturing company, TSENKI subsidiary of St. Petersburg.
Gerard Bruno, Soyuz in GSC project director, was in the port to supervise the loading operations. He appreciated the efforts of the Russian partners. He stated: "The efforts of all people involved in this project will find successful completion in 2009... this year integration, tests and qualification activities for the maiden Soyuz launch from Guiana Space Center are to be finalized".
Flinterland departure from St. Petersburg is planned tomorrow. The ship should reach its destination in approximately two weeks.
D. Nasyirov, Roscosmos Press Office
Launch systems, transport and installation device and other equipment provided by the Russian space industrial companies have been loaded today on the Flinterland ship in St. Petersburg`s marine port. Later on, the remaining containers with ground hardware to be mounted in the facilities which had been already constructed at Guiana Space Center will be loaded as well.
This equipment will be used to verify the Fregat upper stage for Soyuz-ST launch vehicle.
The following Russian space industrial entities were involved in preparation, preshipment and loading operations: KBOM Design Bureau, Lavochkin R&D company, TSKB-Progress R&D and manufacturing company, TSENKI subsidiary of St. Petersburg.
Gerard Bruno, Soyuz in GSC project director, was in the port to supervise the loading operations. He appreciated the efforts of the Russian partners. He stated: "The efforts of all people involved in this project will find successful completion in 2009... this year integration, tests and qualification activities for the maiden Soyuz launch from Guiana Space Center are to be finalized".
Flinterland departure from St. Petersburg is planned tomorrow. The ship should reach its destination in approximately two weeks.
D. Nasyirov, Roscosmos Press Office