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The open joint-stock company «NPO Energomash named after academician V.P.Glushko» is leading enterprise in the world on development of powerful liquid rocket engines for space launch-vehicles. The enterprise conducts the history since May 15th, 1929. For last years it has been developed here nearby 60 LPRE which were produced serially and were in operation and continue to be in operation in structure of space and military launch-vehicles. Now the basic programs of the enterprise are:

·        Serial manufacturing of modernized RD-171М LPRE for first stage of "Zenit" LV («Sea Launch» and «Land Launch» programs)

·        Serial manufacturing of RD-180 LPRE for the first stage of US "Atlas 5" LV of ULA

·        Development of RD-191 LPRE for the first stages of family of new Russian "Angara" LV

·        Modernization and supervision of serial manufacturing of family of RD-107 and RD-108 (14D22 and 14D21) LPRE for first and second stages of "Souyz" LV in Samara

·        Modernization and supervision of serial manufacturing of family of RD-253 (14D14, 14D14M) LPRE for first stage of "Proton" LV in Perm

·        Modernization and supervision of RD-120 LPRE for second stage of "Zenit" LV («Sea Launch» and «Land Launch» programs)

Besides at the enterprise works above perspective directions of perfection of LPRE are conducted:

·        Research of the concept of reusable LPRE

·        Research of concept of LPRE with the closed contour of a drive of the turbine

·        Design works on engines for a spacecraft with use of energy of the Sun

·        Increase of reliability of LPRE

·        Researches in the field of use of liquified natural gas (methane) as fuel in LPRE

·        The project of three-propellant two-mode LPRE (oxygen-kerosene-hydrogen)

·        Researches of the intense-deformed conditions of units and aggregates of LPRE

Accumulated by NPO Energomash huge experience of LPRE creation, possession of unique technologies provides a favorable basis for cooperation with the various aerospace organizations and companies of all world.

 

Academician V.P.Glushko "Нет двигателя - и любая самая совершенная конструкция ракеты со всей её начинкой мертва."

Academician
Валентин
Петрович
Глушко

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