The CEO of Roscosmos noted that the tests will begin in 2023
MOSCOW, February 2. /tass/. The sequence of tests of the security system of the promising manned spacecraft "Eagle", which will be held at the Vostochny cosmodrome, has been finally approved. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
"In the morning at the RSC (Rocket and Space Corporation - approx. TASS) Energia has finally decided on the sequence of tests of the safety system of the new manned Eagle spacecraft at the Vostochny cosmodrome, starting with the testing of the emergency rescue rocket unit," Rogozin wrote in his telegram channel.
As noted in the state corporation, the tests will begin in 2023 with the testing of an emergency rescue system with shooting, withdrawal and landing in a safe area. "Then the ship's rescue system will be tested during launch on a launch vehicle. There are also four resets of the ship's return vehicle from a helicopter to test the landing system, " Roscosmos said in a telegram channel.
On Wednesday, Rogozin paid a working visit to S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, where he inspected the production of models of the promising manned ship Eagle for various stages of testing and the first flight copy of the ship.
The head of the state corporation also visited the S.A. Lavochkin NGO. "During the visit to the Lavochkin NGO, the head of Roscosmos got acquainted with the production of the Electro-L No. 4 and Arktika-M No. 2 apparatuses. He also checked the readiness of the Russian interplanetary station Luna-25 for the upcoming launch this year and heard a report on the preparation of the spacecraft of the ExoMars 2022 mission for transportation to the Baikonur cosmodrome," Roscosmos added.
The promising space manned spacecraft "Eagle" (former name - "Federation") is being created as part of the Russian lunar program. The first launch of the Eagle without cosmonauts on board is scheduled for December 15, 2023 from the Vostochny cosmodrome, during this flight, the docking of the ship with the ISS is not provided. In 2024, the Eagle will perform a second flight (also without astronauts), followed by docking with the station. In 2025, the first manned flight is planned.
