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[MaxBuzz]

angara 1.2

 

[MaxBuzz]

lunar excavator patent

 

[4throck]

Here's the second "figure":


Looks really really cool!

 

[Caracal]

Despite all the issues China has regarding infrastructure and even aviation, I still believe that it'll manage a space station into the Moon, with Russian help. Don't think it'll be very soon, though.

 

[MaxBuzz]

Despite all the issues China has regarding infrastructure and even aviation, I still believe that it'll manage a space station into the Moon, with Russian help. Don't think it'll be very soon, though.

contract is drawn up with a strict division of duties China is an industrial giant (whatever it wants to do will be done)
for example, with a lunar excavator, something similar to a subway construction machine is supplied

 

[MaxBuzz]

RD-0150 hydrogen engine of the third stage of the Angara-A5V rocket with increased payload (55 tons)
the development of this engine may exclude the use of a super-heavy rocket when flying to the moon

 

[N_Molson]

I have the "E5V" mostly modeled, if this is the same project (it was named "Energia" a couple of years ago) ? It had 2x RD-0150 engines for the Stage 3 (some funny normals on the second pic, that's fixed) :

 

[MaxBuzz]

I have the "E5V" mostly modeled, if this is the same project (it was named "Energia" a couple of years ago) ? It had 2x RD-0150 engines for the Stage 3

no rocket Angara-A5V (they're alike) the letter V (vodorod) stands for hydrogen
comparison with Angara-A5

 

[MaxBuzz]

Angara-A5 drawing (for those who want to create an addon)

 

[Gargantua2024]

Well, we do have an Angara A5 addon existing in the Downloads section. The only thing missing is the Vostochniy Cosmodrome itself

 

[MaxBuzz]

most powerful engine (РД-171МВ) in the world has passed all the tests

 

[MaxBuzz]

world's most powerful second stage engine (РД-0124МС) passes all tests

 

[MaxBuzz]

YF-130 Chinese engine for Long March 9 passed all tests