Student a student experimental rocket in honor of 60th anniversary of flight Yuri Gagarin

7 Apr 2021 6:39 pm GMT+0000 Date Time

On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, the first launch of the experimental missile of the new generation “Capella-ML” was held in the Samara region, created by the students of Samara University named after the C.P. Queen. He was devoted to the upcoming 60th anniversary of the flight of Yuri Gagarin to Sosmos. The organizers of the event was made by the Rocket and Space Center “Progress” (part of the state corporation “Roskosmos”) and Samara University named after Korolev. A similar rocket in Russia has never been launched.

At the Bobrovka airfield in the Kinelsky district of the Samara region, the Flight Management Center was deployed and an exhibition dedicated to engineering projects and achievements of student CB of Samara University was developed.

“The project was developed by students for six months and was implemented with the support of the RCC” Progress “and the Institute of Rocket and Space Technology of the Samara University named after Korolev. The modularity of the design of our missile makes it possible in the future not to start the production of a new rocket from scratch, but simply replacing modules To those intended for other tasks, “said the head of the student KB Anton Poloranvnev. – In the running rocket, the functional of on-board electronic equipment is fully updated, separate systems of power supply, telemetry and information collection, emission of payload, search and orientation. An updated soft landing system has been an important innovation. , providing reusable use of the rocket. Specifications of the new generation of “Capella-Ml” rocket: Length – 170 cm, weight – 10.2 kg.

The family of student missiles was called Capella in honor of the brightest star in the constellation of the erection and will include several modifications. Already, the Capella-M rocket is being developed in the student CB. It is intended to be launched within the framework of the international forum competitions of student teams on the launch of C’Space experimental missiles.

/Media reports.