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[Ricovandijk]

Hi all,

I saw this capsule at the Energia / Roscosmos stand at the #PAS11

Unfortunatly I had no time to ask about it, does anyone know more about the project?

Cheers!

Edit:

Hmm, why are the attachments missing? Its difficult posting from a HTC on the move.

Here is a link

http://www.orbiter-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7789&d=1309075476
http://www.orbiter-forum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7790&d=1309075476

 

[Notebook]

Was it a stealth capsule?,,,

 

[Notebook]

Glad you got it sorted out, its new to me, but I bet someone here knows about it.

N.

 

[IronRain]

I think it's the ACTS

A liftoff onboard the Zenit-derived launch (Flash)
Orbit insertion, the upper stage separation, solar panels, antennas deployment (Flash)
Attitude control operation, braking engine firing, modules separation (Flash)
Touchdown of the PPTS spacecraft (Flash)
Emergency touchdown of the PPTS spacecraft (Quicktime)
The PPTS spacecraft docks to the OPSEK assembly complex (Quicktime)

All material posted above is from here

O-F thread about it:
Russian ACTS (Advanced Crew Transportation System)

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Yup, it's the Advanced Crew Transportation System (ACTS), Russia's replacement for the Soyuz. It should by flying by around 2018, atop the Rus-M rocket from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome.

 

[RGClark]

I think it's the ACTS

A liftoff onboard the Zenit-derived launch (Flash)
Orbit insertion, the upper stage separation, solar panels, antennas deployment (Flash)
Attitude control operation, braking engine firing, modules separation (Flash)
Touchdown of the PPTS spacecraft (Flash)
Emergency touchdown of the PPTS spacecraft (Quicktime)
The PPTS spacecraft docks to the OPSEK assembly complex (Quicktime)

All material posted above is from here

O-F thread about it:
Russian ACTS (Advanced Crew Transportation System)

How does it compare to the Dragon spacecraft.

Bob Clark

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

How does it compare to the Dragon spacecraft.

Bob Clark

It doesn't differ too much, actually - both spacecraft do propulsive landing. The only big difference is that the ACTS cannot carry external cargo, whereas Dragon can.

 

[RGClark]

It doesn't differ too much, actually - both spacecraft do propulsive landing. The only big difference is that the ACTS cannot carry external cargo, whereas Dragon can.

The shapes are similar, but I was wondering about habitable volume and mass.

Bob Clark