The development will also help to significantly increase the height of the parachute jump - up to almost 100 km.
MOSCOW, November 14. /tass/. The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos) has patented a suborbital spacecraft for flights of space tourists and high-altitude parachute jumps. This is stated in the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
"The group of inventions relates to the management and design of reusable spacecraft with vertical takeoff and landing, which can be used for space tourism, high-altitude parachute jumps and others," the document says.
According to the patent, the participants of the flight will be able to feel the vacuum of outer space through the spacesuit. "During the flight, the crew members must physically feel the features of outer space, so the crew is outside the sealed capsule, directly in open space, in spacesuits," it says.
The developers claim that the maximum speed of the ship, when reduced due to the design, will not exceed 1 km / s. "Therefore, thermal loads will be insignificant," they believe.
The ship is in zero gravity for about three minutes. During this time, tourists will be able to "swim" not only above the chair, but also outside the ship in case of preparation and fastening with a halyard.
Also, the developed device will help to significantly increase the height of the parachute jump - up to almost 100 km. "An athlete in a space suit with a parachute can leave the ship at any point of the trajectory after the end of the main engine operation [above 50 km]. He can use an ejection seat or simply push off from the ship with his feet," the patent says.
Flight diagram
It is assumed that before takeoff, crew members in spacesuits will take seats in ejection seats. Under the action of the main engine, the ship rises to about 40-50 km and then performs a ballistic flight to an altitude of 100 km . At a height close to the maximum, the ship releases the flaps, after which braking and descent begins. Aerodynamic control of the device is carried out by changing the position of the flaps. At the final stage of the descent, the main engine is switched on again, the speed decreases to almost zero before the ground.
