Khrunichev Center specialists completed the development concept with reusable rocket stages and passed the documents to the head scientific institute "Roscosmos" TsNIImash, RIA Novosti.
earlier it was reported, that the Khrunichev Center conducts exploratory research design and delivery vehicles with reusable first stage. At the same time considering various options, including parachute-reactive return system, vertical landing and winged returned module.
This is not the first such project in Russia. Not so long ago announced the completion avanproektirovaniya easy reusable rocket, which is in works Foundation for Advanced Studies, "Roskosmos" and OAK. In this case, engineers rely on the research of the Center Khrunichev in the early 2000s and 2013 year, which were aimed at creating a reusable winged block for "Angara". Then the project was considered uneconomical.
On the possibility of its reusable rocket middle class «-5SL Union" and declared S7 Group, which owns the project "Sea Launch".
At present, the return at the start of stage using only two companies - Blue Origin and SpaceX (USA).
In April Dmitry Rogozin said, that Russia due to the geographical features of the location can not create the same media, like Elon Musk. he recalled, SpaceX rocket that launches from Cape Canaveral, and then "catches" them on offshore platforms. The Russian geographical conditions this is not possible. Concerning, Russian Federation to use the winged scheme.
