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Russian space tourism firm to make first flight in returnable capsule

cde.news desk 30 May 2019, 07:06 · 1 min read

epa07501553 People examine exhibits on display in the 'SPACE' pavilion at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy widely known as VDNH (or VDNkH) in Moscow, Russia, 12 April 2019, on the Cosmonautics Day dedicated to the first manned space flight. On 12 April 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth for 108 minutes aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

Russia’s CosmoCourse CEO Pavel Pushkin told Russian news agency TASS that the CosmoCourse private space tourism company will send from one to six dummies for the first autonomous flight of a returnable capsule and equip it with sensors.

During the tests of the returnable capsule, the company is also ready to launch a robot or animals into outer space, the chief executive said.

The returnable capsule and a carrier rocket are planned to be manufactured at an enterprise in the Moscow Region. The capsule’s first autonomous flight is scheduled for 2023, Pushkin said.

CosmoCourse is developing a reusable spacecraft for sub-orbital tourist flights. A crew of six persons and an instructor is expected to make a 15-minute flight to an altitude of about 200 km. The preparations for the flight will take one day. The first manned flight is planned for 2025.

Via TASS

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Russian space tourism firm to make first flight in returnable capsule

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