First fire tests of RD-171MV passed successfully

19 Dec 2020 8:34 am GMT+0000 Date Time

On Friday, December 18, 2020, at the scientific and testing complex of the Scientific and Production Association “Energomash” named after academician V.P. Glushko (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) conducted the first firing tests of the RD-171MV liquid-propellant rocket engine. The tests took place as usual.

Successful tests became the next stage in the creation of the latest rocket engine for the promising Soyuz-5 launch vehicle. As the general director of NPO Energomash Igor Arbuzov emphasized, the fire test first of all shows the quality and validity of the decisions that were implemented in the creation of the engine.

“During these tests, we confirmed the technical parameters that were issued by our customers when designing the engine and, of course, the tests confirm the quality of the product, with the technology that was used,” noted Igor Arbuzov.

The chief designer of NPO Energomash Petr Lyovochkin noted that when creating the RD-171MV, the release of design documentation in digital format was mastered, which significantly reduced the time for developing technological documentation and the process of manufacturing the engine itself.

“The fire test is, first of all, the verification of the correct design, technology and completion of the assembly. But above all, it has the main function: by conducting a fire test, we teach the engine to work, ”said the chief designer of the enterprise.

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