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Conference 7.286::space

Title:Space Exploration
Notice:Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6
Moderator:PRAGMA::GRIFFIN
Created:Mon Feb 17 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:974
Total number of notes:18843

28.0. "The Soviet Space Shuttle" by REGINA::AUGERI () Thu Dec 06 1984 09:46

I read in the papaer the other day that the Russians are about ready to
begin atmospheric flight testing of their own Shuttle. There was a picture
reproduced from "Aviation and Space Week" (is that the correct name ? - I
can never remember the name of that magazine) and it showed a craft
looking "very" similar to our Shuttle being flown on the back of large
transport plane like we carry the Shuttle on the modified 747. The
newspaper quality of the picture made it impossible to tell whether it was
a photograph or a drawing. Does anyone have more info on this, I mean,
does this thing already exist or is it just in the planning stages?

	Mike
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28.1RE 28.0NUHAVN::ANDERSONSun Dec 09 1984 15:007
It's "Aviation Week and Space Technology".

I know that Russia has successfully tested an unmanned subscale model of a
shuttle-type orbiter, but all I remember offhand about their full-scale orbiter
is that they're expected to have it working within 'a few years'.

	Dave
28.2RE 28.1PSYCHE::HARDENFri Jan 04 1985 09:386
HOW DOES ONE SUBSCRIBE TO "AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY"?

ONE OF MY SONS IS INTERESTED IN THE SPACE PROGRAM AND I MUST ADMIT I
ENJOY READING SUCH INFO AS WELL.

BYE
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					GREG
28.4And three and a half years later, here we go...STAR::PIPERDerrell Piper - VAX/VMS DevelopmentSat May 14 1988 08:4614
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Path: decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!uunet!nbires!isis!scicom!wats
Subject: Soviet Space Shuttle Launch date
Posted: 12 May 88 17:51:15 GMT
Organization: Alpha Science Net, Denver, Co.
Xref: decwrl sci.space:5639 sci.space.shuttle:740
 
 
Just heard that the Soviet Space Shuttle is set for launch on May 18.
Dignitaries are assembling at the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the
event.  Cable News Network is supposed to televise live.
If I knew the time of launch I could compute the orbit and 
determine if North America has a chance to see it.  Please send mail.
Thanks.  Bruce.
28.5RE 28.4SASE::BIROMon May 16 1988 10:0636
    It is not clear what the Soviet Laucnh will be, it was not
    stated that it would be the Shuttle .  CNN will not be covering 
    it live unless it is cover over INTERSPUTNIK satellite link.
    
    What happen, the Soviet Uniion announced that the news
    was invided to Baikonur for 4 hours on the afternoon
    of the 18 th of May (local time).  The Soviet Union has not said that
    it would be a Suttle launch. On Radio Moscow they have said that
    they will announce the Shuttle Launch ahead of time (
    based on pervious performance I would take that to mean
    24 to 48 hours ) so far on TASS or Radio Moscow there has been no
    information about a Shuttle Launch or anthing else.   
    
    The Spot Satellite has seen the Shuttle on the Launch pad
    but that allone is not enough.
    
    Previously the Soviet Union has had 6 support ships (SESS)
    for a man lanch in the Alantic Ocean, however I can only account 
    for  4 SESS with one being missing form a key point near Montivideo.  
    However today (16 may ) I did not receive any vhf transmision (voice
    or TLM) form MIR -   but this is not unusually as the crew could be busy 
    unloading the Progress 36 that dock this Sunday.  What is strange
    I did no receive any HF RTTY form the SESS at Sable Island.
    This could be an indication that the Kosmonaut  Yuri Gargain (SESS)
    is on the move  south, this could indicate a low inclination orbit
    thus not needing a SESS at Montivideo or for that matter a total
    of six ships.
    
    
    So stay tuned to Radio Moscow and TASS news service as I would
    expect that if it was the Shutle it would be announce within the
    next 12 hours.  It still could be a show and tell of the Shuttle
    with a fly by on its jet eng or a launch of a satellite for another
    country to deminstrate that they are in the launch business.
    
    
28.6On CNNMORGAN::SCOLAROA keyboard, how quaintFri Sep 30 1988 01:007
Well, I saw the soviet shuttle mated to energia on CNN last night.

It looked identical to the us shuttle.

No further details reported.

Tony