PAST AND FUTUREPAST AND FUTUREOF THE SOVIET ANDOF THE SOVIET AND

RUSSIAN LUNAR BASERUSSIAN LUNAR BASE

V.V. SHEVCHENKOV.V. SHEVCHENKOSternberg State AstronomicalSternberg State Astronomical

InstituteInstitute

MAINMAINDESIGNERDESIGNEROF THE ROCKETOF THE ROCKETTECHNIQUETECHNIQUESERGEY KOROLEVSERGEY KOROLEV

SPACEPROBELUNA-31959

THE FIRST SPACETHE FIRST SPACEPLANETARY SURVEY.PLANETARY SURVEY.THE FIRST IMAGESTHE FIRST IMAGESOF THE INVISIBLEOF THE INVISIBLELUNAR SIDELUNAR SIDE

LUNAR RACE

KOROLEV

S.P.KOROLEV (1907 – 1966)

FROM ZONDTO

N-1/L-3

WERNHER VON BRAUN

NEW LUNAR DREAMS?NEW LUNAR DREAMS? 1970s – 1980s

GENERAL K.A.KERIMOV, GENERAL K.A.KERIMOV, and GENERAL DESIGNER V.P.GLUSHKOand GENERAL DESIGNER V.P.GLUSHKO

V. P. BARMIN – MAIN DESIGNERV. P. BARMIN – MAIN DESIGNEROF THE SOVIET COSMODROMS.OF THE SOVIET COSMODROMS.

ORM-65, 150 kgs1930s

STALIN’S BUTYRSKY PRISON, 1938STALIN’S BUTYRSKY PRISON, 1938..

FREE AGAIN, 1945

ENGINEER V. GLUSHKOENGINEER V. GLUSHKO

GENERALGENERALDESIGNERDESIGNEROF THE ROCKETOF THE ROCKETTECHNIQUETECHNIQUE(HEAD (HEAD OF THE OF THE “ENERGIA”“ENERGIA”CORPORATION)CORPORATION)VALENTIN P.VALENTIN P.GLUSHKOGLUSHKO

MOST POWERFULROCKET ENGINECONSTRUCTED BYGLUSHKO’SCORPORATIONFOR THE “ENERGIA”HEAVY LAUN CHVEHICLE,740 t 740 t xx s on the s on the EarthEarth806,4 t 806,4 t xx s in s in spacespace

1970s – 1980s1970s – 1980s

Launching mass: 2400 tLaunching mass: 2400 tMass, injected into the re –Mass, injected into the re –ference orbit (H = 200km,ference orbit (H = 200km,I I = 51= 51oo): ~ 95 t): ~ 95 tDimensions of LunarDimensions of Lunarcomplex:complex:length: 22m, diameter: 6mlength: 22m, diameter: 6m

The Smerch-type upper stage The Smerch-type upper stage can be converted into can be converted into a reusable transfer vehicle. a reusable transfer vehicle. One Energia launch vehicle One Energia launch vehicle cargo flight was required to cargo flight was required to build a Mir-type orbit station in build a Mir-type orbit station in lunar orbit. lunar orbit.

ENERGIA LAUNCHENERGIA LAUNCHVEHICLE WITH UPPERVEHICLE WITH UPPER

STAGE & LUNAR STAGE & LUNAR COMPLEX COMPLEX

SITE SELECTION FORSITE SELECTION FORLUNAR BASE IN MARELUNAR BASE IN MAREORIENTALE ORIENTALE WAS MADE BY THE WAS MADE BY THE STERNBERGSTERNBERG GROUPGROUP AND IT WAS AND IT WAS APPROVED BYAPPROVED BYTHE GENERAL THE GENERAL DESIGNERDESIGNERV. GLUSHKOV. GLUSHKO

PROJECT “LUNA-GLOB”PROJECT “LUNA-GLOB” Landingmodule Penetrators

High-speed penetrators

LAVOCHKIN CORPORATIONLAVOCHKIN CORPORATION

LUNAR OUTPOSTLUNAR OUTPOST

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