In Samara, the results of work on the creation of the new Russian Soyuz-5 space rocket complex were summed up.
In the past year, scientists completed testing of the prototype oxidizer tank for the first stage of the Soyuz-5. It is being converted into a prototype for cold and hot stand tests.
The manufacturing of the prototype fuel tank for the first stage of the Soyuz-5, the installation of the pneumatic-hydraulic system, and the onboard cable network are nearing completion.
It was previously reported that NPO Energomash assembled the second example of the RD-171MV liquid-propellant rocket engine, which is considered the most powerful in the world: it can put up to 17 tons of cargo into a reference orbit. It is used in the first stage of the Soyuz-5 medium-class launch vehicle. After interdepartmental tests, the engine will be mass-produced.
