While Dream Chaser was not chosen for
CCDev, it was chosen for the second round of the
Commercial Resupply Services, to begin in 2019. A cargo version is being developed which will have folding wings so it can fit in the Atlas V's 5-meter fairing. It will be capable of carrying a total of 5,500 kg of cargo to the
International Space Station, and return up to 1,750 kg of cargo to Earth.
For a full schedule of launches and deep-space rendezvous, see
2024 in spaceflight.
Selected biography
Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (December 30, 1906 - January 14, 1966) was a Soviet
rocketengineer and is widely regarded as the founder of the
Soviet space program. In July 1932, Korolev was appointed chief of Jet Propulsion Research Group, GIRD, one of the earliest state-sponsored centers for rocket development in the
USSR. In 1933, the group was reorganized into the
Jet Propulsion Research Institute, RNII, where Korolyov worked as Deputy Chief of the institute. At RNII, Korolyov led the development of cruise missiles and of a manned rocket-powered glider. He also participated in the development of the Tu-2 bomber, a major aircraft of the
Soviet Air Force during
World War II. In 1945, he was commissioned into the
Red Army, with a rank of colonel and, along with other rocket experts, he was flown to Germany to gather information on the German
V-2 rocket. Korolyov worked on the
R-1 missile which was a replica of the German
V-2 ballistic missile. In 1947 the
NII-88 group under Korolyov began working on more advanced designs, with improvements in range and throw weight. This led to the
R-2 and
R-3 ballistic missiles and finally the
R-7ICBM. He successfully convinced the Soviet leaders to fund the
Sputnik program. The actual development of Sputnik was performed in less than a month. Finally on 4 October 1957, launched on a rocket that had only successfully launched once, the satellite was placed in orbit. This was followed by the launch of
Sputnik 2 and
3. Korolyov's planning for a
manned mission had begun back in 1958, when design studies were made on the future
Vostok spacecraft. After the success of Vostok, Korolyov planned to move forward with
Soyuz spacecraft that would be able to dock with other craft in orbit and exchange crews. For the moon race, Korolyov's staff designed the immense
N1 rocket. He also had in work the design for the Soyuz manned spacecraft, as well as the
Luna vehicles that would soft land on the
Moon and unmanned missions to
Mars and
Venus. But, unexpectedly, he was to die before he could see his various plans brought to fruition. (Full article...)
While Dream Chaser was not chosen for
CCDev, it was chosen for the second round of the
Commercial Resupply Services, to begin in 2019. A cargo version is being developed which will have folding wings so it can fit in the Atlas V's 5-meter fairing. It will be capable of carrying a total of 5,500 kg of cargo to the
International Space Station, and return up to 1,750 kg of cargo to Earth.
For a full schedule of launches and deep-space rendezvous, see
2024 in spaceflight.
Selected biography
Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov (December 30, 1906 - January 14, 1966) was a Soviet
rocketengineer and is widely regarded as the founder of the
Soviet space program. In July 1932, Korolev was appointed chief of Jet Propulsion Research Group, GIRD, one of the earliest state-sponsored centers for rocket development in the
USSR. In 1933, the group was reorganized into the
Jet Propulsion Research Institute, RNII, where Korolyov worked as Deputy Chief of the institute. At RNII, Korolyov led the development of cruise missiles and of a manned rocket-powered glider. He also participated in the development of the Tu-2 bomber, a major aircraft of the
Soviet Air Force during
World War II. In 1945, he was commissioned into the
Red Army, with a rank of colonel and, along with other rocket experts, he was flown to Germany to gather information on the German
V-2 rocket. Korolyov worked on the
R-1 missile which was a replica of the German
V-2 ballistic missile. In 1947 the
NII-88 group under Korolyov began working on more advanced designs, with improvements in range and throw weight. This led to the
R-2 and
R-3 ballistic missiles and finally the
R-7ICBM. He successfully convinced the Soviet leaders to fund the
Sputnik program. The actual development of Sputnik was performed in less than a month. Finally on 4 October 1957, launched on a rocket that had only successfully launched once, the satellite was placed in orbit. This was followed by the launch of
Sputnik 2 and
3. Korolyov's planning for a
manned mission had begun back in 1958, when design studies were made on the future
Vostok spacecraft. After the success of Vostok, Korolyov planned to move forward with
Soyuz spacecraft that would be able to dock with other craft in orbit and exchange crews. For the moon race, Korolyov's staff designed the immense
N1 rocket. He also had in work the design for the Soyuz manned spacecraft, as well as the
Luna vehicles that would soft land on the
Moon and unmanned missions to
Mars and
Venus. But, unexpectedly, he was to die before he could see his various plans brought to fruition. (Full article...)
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