MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The new design of a Russian carrier rocket powered by liquefied natural gas (methane) has been put together, a space industry source told Sputnik.
“It is planned to create a super-heavy launch vehicle … [with] six side blocks around the central one – all with the RD-182 engine [operating on methane], and the upper stage using the RD-0169 [engine]”, the source said.
In January, a 407 million-ruble ($5.2 million) contract was signed on the development of a rough design of the Amur-SPG rocket.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
