The Mozhaisk Military Space Academy has presented a virtual assembly and test building of the Plesetsk cosmodrome for the assembly of the Soyuz launch vehicle for training cadets to assemble rockets from scratch.
"The simulator has a mode of working with virtual reality glasses. Its main feature is the deep study in a three-dimensional scene of a large number of elements of technological equipment that are used in a real test hall at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. The rocket is assembled from the very first stage - the moment of delivery from the manufacturer of the rocket blocks to the cosmodrome to the final one - in this case, it is the readiness of the assembled, tested, proven rocket for export to the launch complex," the representative of the military department said.
While working on a virtual simulator, cadets practice the skills of conducting technological operations within the framework of a combat calculation. In their activities, they use regular documentation, the same as at the cosmodrome. Everything is maximally tied to practical activities in the future.
The virtual training complex is adapted for conducting various types of classes, as well as for monitoring knowledge and evaluating it. At the moment, it is possible to work out the skills of assembling Soyuz-2.1 a, Soyuz-2.1 b and Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicles on the simulator. It is planned to further develop the training complex into a so-called virtual cosmodrome, to supplement this module with training at the launch complex until launch. In addition, in the future, the range of missiles will be expanded in the system, as it is planned to add the Angara family of missiles.