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[Urwumpe]

That is interesting, in this short moment in the stream, you see something getting blown away with the exhaust, the brighter part inside the smoke on the left. But I can't see much more from this drone perspective, the remainings of the structure would still be mostly behind the pad deck from this camera angle.

 

[diogom]

For what it's worth:


But of course it's all rumours and the whole "russians falling apart" thing is just as much a hot thing to throw around. Though I mean, at this point it wouldn't be a design issue innit.

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1994816439057092727

 

[kuddel]

 

[GLS]

Research for the new Russian rockets and spacecraft?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1995270426134725071

https://twitter.com/x/status/1995894485776039943

 

[N_Molson]

Likely he just wanted a souvenir. We're not in 1950, if what you want to do industrial espionage you steal stuff like CAD models...

 

[gamer19]

Meanwhile, in Motherland
https://www.space.com/space-explora...-for-violating-national-security-rules-report

business as usual

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999562350098067814

Happier news:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999336468503056705

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999428916902346878

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999429681108648082

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999429865993568342

 

[N_Molson]

Whaat ? I thought that the Proton was retired lol

 

[diogom]

Whaat ? I thought that the Proton was retired lol

 

[N_Molson]

Well, I guess that the next step is to strap a Soyuz on the top, so they can send people into space again.

 

[GLS]

Well, I guess that the next step is to strap a Soyuz on the top, so they can send people into space again.

Well, the turtles survived a trip to the Moon and back, so I'd say the hard part is done already.

 

[Astronautical achievement]

Well, the turtles survived a trip to the Moon and back, so I'd say the hard part is done already.

I found this rather interesting concept of a full scale Soyuz on Proton, taken from b.14643.eu
Also important to note they did at some point (80s-90s???) had a "white room" cabin on top of the service tower for the TKS Almaz project. Though it was removed sometime around 1999-2000 (likely to make room for bigger Briz M fairings)
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[Thunder Chicken]

Hmm...putting a manned Soyuz capsule on a rocket that uses hypergolics and has no FTS so they don't destroy the pad if there is a failure shortly after launch...

I hope they install all the angular velocity sensors the right way.

 

[Astronautical achievement]

Hmm...putting a manned Soyuz capsule on a rocket that uses hypergolics and has no FTS so they don't destroy the pad if there is a failure shortly after launch...

I hope they install all the angular velocity sensors the right way.

Well this is why we have a Launch Abort System for Soyuz.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Well this is why we have a Launch Abort System for Soyuz.

Yeah, but good luck with that with a booster that is still firing. Assuming they survive that and don't get hit by the booster, there is a non-zero chance they come down in a toxic cloud of burning hypergolics. Proton doesn't have a FTS because they want it as far away as possible from launch infrastructure before it crashes and explodes as in addition to the damage it would turn the pad area into a toxic waste dump. If they want to institute a FTS, that will then increase the risk of loss of the pad and/or a large discharge of hypergolics into the surrounding areas.

 

[N_Molson]

That's what people would say in the US, but we're talking about Russia.

 

[GLS]

Computer says no...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1999959743864218065

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000797109478678989

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000798680799138252

 

[Thunder Chicken]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2000798680799138252

It would be funny if the engineers had problems securing the platform on the night of April 11th with a launch with a lot of VIPs and dignitaries in attendance scheduled for the next day...