{"id":190486,"date":"2009-11-21T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-21T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/11\/21\/pictures-kliper-space-module\/"},"modified":"2009-11-21T06:06:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-21T11:06:00","slug":"pictures-kliper-space-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/11\/21\/pictures-kliper-space-module\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures: Kliper Space Module"},"content":{"rendered":"
Click for full size<\/p>\n
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Models at the Paris Airshow<\/p>\n

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With an associated “space tug”<\/p>\n

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Escape tower system<\/p>\n

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Orbital module separation<\/p>\n

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Full size mockup<\/p>\n

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Lifting body configuration<\/p>\n

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Configuration:
1-Reentry capsule; 2-Docking section; 3-Docking port; 4-Service module
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Mat Rodina, aka Stanislav Mishin, generally posts on issues of Russian diplomacy and economics, with a generally nationalist bent.<\/p>\n

I find it a good read, because I think that helps one understand some of the Russian concerns out there, though I frequently disagree.<\/p>\n

Well, this Tuesday, he went looked at space technology, and posted about eh Kliper spacecraft<\/a>, which has been proposed to replace the Soyuz. (see also the wiki<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Given the experience of the space shuttle, where the juxtaposition of solid boosters and a cryogenic fuel tank in parallel to the vehicle have led to disaster, the fact that the configuration sits atop, as opposed to astride, the tankage, much like the Dyna-Soar concept<\/a> is probably a good thing.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the fact that it also has a cargo capacity of roughly 1000 kg is to my mind a mistake. The shuttle showed that mixing manned and payload functions in a single launch is uneconomical.<\/p>\n

It’s propulsion includes a service module which is not returned from orbit, much like the current Soyuz or the Apollo capsules.<\/p>\n

The Kliper has had a number of different concepts over the years, winged, lifting body, and something called a “hybrid version”, according to Buran-Energia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pictures are from the Wiki, or Buran-Energia.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Click for full size Models at the Paris Airshow With an associated “space tug” Escape tower system Orbital module separation Full size mockup Lifting body configuration Configuration:1-Reentry capsule; 2-Docking section; 3-Docking port; 4-Service module Mat Rodina, aka Stanislav Mishin, generally posts on issues of Russian diplomacy and economics, with a generally nationalist bent. I find …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1033,1037,1025],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-russia","category-space","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190486"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}