NGLS - Next-Generation Launch System от ULA

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tuhotec написал:
кстати если я не ошибаюсь вулкан с ТТУ (даже с 6) не заменит Дельту Хэви как ожидалось. Про Вулкан Хэви тоже ничего не сказано.Еще один довод в пользу того что никаких 20 тонн ПГ без ТТУ там нет.

У Тори Бруно сегодня в твиттере  спрашивали. Заменяет.

KSP Enthusiast @SpceEnthusiast

Would a 6 SRB Vulcan replace the Delta IV Heavy payload wise?

Tory Bruno @torybruno  В ответ  @SpceEnthusiast

Yes.

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https://www.ulalaunch.com/explore/blog-detail/blog/2020/02/20/vulcan-centaur-pathfinder-validates-launch-site-processes

Vulcan Centaur pathfinder validates launch site processes
Feb 20, 2020, 07:51 AM

United Launch Alliance engineers and technicians recently completed a successful pathfinder exercise to assess procedures and operations in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for the first Vulcan Centaur launch in 2021.



The pathfinder used a mass simulator built specifically to mimic the mass of Vulcan Centaur's core stage, as well as an outer diameter of 17.7 feet. The simulator was transported fr om the Port Canaveral wharf, wh ere the R/S RocketShip will deliver Vulcan Centaur rockets, to ULA facilities for processing.

The highlight of the rehearsal was hoisting the simulator at the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to verify the tools and techniques that will be employed next year for the next-generation rocket's maiden launch campaign.
   
This valuable pathfinder exercise proved that all of the new ground support equipment and modifications to the VIF can support both the Atlas V and much larger Vulcan Centaur. The two distinctly different rocket families will share the assembly building and Space Launch Complex-41 (SLC-41) for the next several years as Atlas operations wind down and Vulcan Centaur launches ramp up. The modifications made to the VIF created a flexible facility that can be quickly reconfigured to support either Vulcan Centaur or Atlas V.
   
SLC-41 will be the first launch pad in the world to serve two entirely separate rocket families at the same time. The differences between Atlas and Vulcan Centaur include their size, the types of fuel used and the main engines that power them skyward. The Atlas V first stage is 12.5 feet diameter, uses a highly refined kerosene, called RP-1, and an RD-180 engine. Vulcan Centaur is 17.7 feet wide, will be powered by liquefied natural gas propellant, and use two BE-4 main engines.
   
Each rocket family will have its own dedicated Mobile Launch Platform (MLP). Vulcan Centaur's MLP is being outfitted with electrical and fluid lines at the nearby Spaceflight Processing Operations Center (SPOC), which is connected to the VIF and SLC-41 by rail.
   
The first Vulcan Centaur rocket that will perform its inaugural flight is already under construction at ULA's manufacturing factory in Decatur, Alabama.

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 44 мин. назад

And now in motion!

#CountDownToVulcan #Vulcan #ToryTimelapse
https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/1230499115869462528 ...

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Tory Bruno✔@torybruno 1:08 AM - Mar 4, 2020

That looks like Vulcan's first flight LOX tank!! #CountdowntoVulcan

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Tory Bruno ✔@torybruno 3:54 PM - Mar 26, 2020

Today's Atlas launch of #AHEF6 will fly several #Vulcan systems: Common Avionics (again) and upgrades to the ground support systems.

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 RUAGSpace‏ @RuagSpace 46 мин. назад

Our first Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) manufactured by @RUAGSpace in Decatur, Alabama for @ULALaunch #VulcanCentaur has arrived at @NASA_Marshall for testing! #MadeInAmerica #SpaceIsCool

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Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 3 мин. назад

#Vulcan is coming... Update from the Decatur Rocket Factory: The first liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks for Vulcan Centaur's inaugural flight in 2021 are now both complete. #CountdowntoVulcan

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 47 мин. назад

Been getting lots of questions about #Vulcan 's Centaur V currently being built in the Decatur Rocket Factory. So, Here's an infographic.

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Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 32 мин. назад

More Vulcan Hardware!  The @RuagSpace payload attach fitting (PAF) is mated to Vulcan's Centaur V launch vehicle forward adapter (LVFA) to undergo qualification testing @NASA_Marshall in preparation for a 2021 #VulcanCentaur launch. #CountdowntoVulcan

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 8 апр.

The Rocket Factory has been updated with the latest robotic manufacturing equipment to build  #Vulcan 's even more Amazing Centaur V.  Here's a #ToryTimeLapse from Decatur.  #CountdowntoVulcan

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 3 ч. назад

Another #ToryTimelapse: bulkhead for Vulcan's Centaur V assembled in the automated weld centers. #VulcanCentaur  on track for a 2021 launch! #CountdowntoVulcan

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Tory Bruno ‏ @torybruno    3 ч. назад

Another  #ToryTimelapse : bulkhead for Vulcan's Centaur V assembled in the automated weld centers.  #VulcanCentaur   on track for a 2021 launch!  #CountdowntoVulcan

Красиво, дорого, богато! ни то что как у всяких) Интересно где они такой станок взяли? 

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 52 мин. назад

How about another #ToryTimelapse ? Here's  Our brand new Universal Weld station attaching Vulcan's flight booster dome to its skirt in the Decatur Rocket Factory.   #CountdowntoVulcan

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Tory Bruno ✔@torybruno 7:55 PM - Apr 27, 2020

Wonder what the inside of a #VulcanCentaur booster looks like? Orthogrid and more orthogrid!  Here's a #ToryTimeLapse of the higher performance, faster to make Vulcan tank. #CountdowntoVulcan

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Tory Bruno ✔@torybruno 23:50 - 4 мая 2020 г.

Vulcan is coming. #ToryTimelapse of machining ultra high strength aluminum forgings into structural rings. #CountdowntoVulcan

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Tory Bruno ✔@torybruno   23:50  - 4 мая 2020 г.

Vulcan is coming.  #ToryTimelapse  of machining ultra high strength aluminum forgings into structural rings.  #CountdowntoVulcan

А для производства Флакона такое нужно?  :oops: 

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 Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno 51 мин. назад

A #VulcanCentaur V bulkhead on one of our new robotic welders. Vulcan is coming...  #CountdowntoVulcan

[Дмитрий В.]

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Tory Bruno‏ @torybruno    51 мин. назад

A  #VulcanCentaur  V bulkhead on one of our new robotic welders. Vulcan is coming...    #CountdowntoVulcan  

 

Красотень! Так и должен выглядеть современный ракетный завод.

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Дмитрий В. написал:
Красотень! Так и должен выглядеть современный ракетный завод.

Тссс! Счас прибежит этот,  как го... Блин... забыл... Вобщем скажет что рабочих надо кормить ато они устроят социальный взрыв.  :oops: 

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Дмитрий В. написал:
Красотень! Так и должен выглядеть современный ракетный завод.

Тссс! Счас прибежит этот,  как го... Блин... забыл... Вобщем скажет что рабочих надо кормить ато они устроят социальный взрыв.    

Вспомнил! Рудель. Точнее он сам напомнил о себе.