The production of the Federation spaceship has begun in Russia

0
Work on the newest Russian manned spacecraft Federation has passed into the stage of practical implementation. This was announced on the eve of the agency RIA Newsreferring to a reliable source in the space rocket industry. According to the information received, domestic enterprises have already begun manufacturing the enclosures of the aggregate compartment and the returned apparatus.





The report says that the Experimental Engineering Plant of RSC Energia named after S.P. Koroleva made an order to the Arkonik SMZ enterprise (Samara) for the manufacture of an aluminum hull for the future manned vehicle. Later, this information was confirmed in the press service of the contractor.

In addition, active work to create a new transport ship was announced at Roskosmos. The state corporation plans to complete the development of the apparatus for the test launch of the Soyuz-5 rocket, which should be carried out in 2023.

We also recall that Dmitry Rogozin previously stated that the Roskosmos intend to change the name of the new Federation ship, giving it, as the head of the state corporation put it, a more masculine name. So, the company proposed to name future spacecraft by the names of the first Russian ships that were built by Peter the Great.