NPO automatics named after academician N.A. Semikhatov (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) announced that it hopes to complete work on a technical project for a universal control system for various versions of the Amur-SPG launch vehicle by the end of 2024. The system is transformable and will be able to work on both disposable and reusable versions of the rocket.
Alexey Aistov, Advisor to the General Director of NPO automatics named after academician N. A. Semikhatov, told IA "TASS" that after working on the technical project, the company will begin developing the devices themselves, and then manufacturing and testing them.
The technical design phase will be completed in 2024. <...> After the completion of the development, there will be a defense of the project in the scientific and technical council, which will issue its conclusion on the possibility of moving to the next stage, or on the need for revision. At this stage, the main system solutions are being developed: the structure of the control system, the principles of its construction.
No other details about the project and its technical parts have been disclosed yet. However, in February 2024, the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, noted that it is planned to update the fleet of Russian launch vehicles and start using Amur-SPG instead of Soyuz and Proton by 2028-2029.
RCC Progress is already actively working on a promising reusable Amur-SPG carrier with a multi-engine power plant. An experimental RD-0177 oxygen-methane engine is being developed for it at the Voronezh KBKhA.
This engine with a thrust of 100 tons is planned to be fully completed by the end of 2025. Liquefied natural gas methane was chosen as fuel due to its efficiency and minimal soot formation.
Also, last week it became known that Roscosmos and RSC Energia have begun active preparations for the production of copies of the promising Orel manned spacecraft. Its launch is scheduled for 2028.
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