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Khrunichev Developing New Heavy Freighters For ISS
Moscow (Interfax) Jan. 8, 2001 The Khrunichev Space Center is developing new heavy freighters for flights to the International Space Station, director general Anatoly Kiselyov told Interfax. He said development of the new craft is due to the need to ensure a strong flow of freight to the ISS. In particularly, in the next two years, Russia has committed to 15 launches of the Progress freighter. However, production capacity at Energiya, which makes the Progress, is already at the maximum. Besides the freighters, the corporation will build manned Soyuz TM space craft and lay the grounds for coming years. According to Kiselyov, Energiya chief designer Yuri Semenov and Rosaviakosmos director general Yuri Koptev has proposed considering the creating of a new freighter with greater capacity than Progress based on the Zarya cargo unit of the ISS. A copy of the module, FGB-2, was built by Khrunichev as a double for Zarya and is still at the company. Refitting the Zarya-based FGB-2, to install onboard apparatus and equipment to hold cargo, would result in a space transport vehicle capable of delivering five tons of freight to orbit. Currently, Progress can carry a maximum load of 2.2 tons. According to Kiselyov, the FGB-2-based freighter could be converted to a freighter fairly quickly. After delivery, it could be used as a storage module for the Russian section of the station. A final decision on whether to build the new freighter will be taken at a Rosaviakosmos meeting in the next few days, says Kiselyov. The primary issue will be refitting the FGB-2. The center has already submitted technical and financial proposals on the issue. According to Kiselyov, the Khrunichev Center has also produced another freighter design. It will have a modular construction and carry up to 10 tons of useful load. "Thanks to the modular structure, the freighter can be fitted in various ways for dry and liquid loads, in any weight or size. The first such freighter could be launched in 2001, said Kiselyov. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
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