Zarya (space capsule)
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For the ISS module, see Zarya (ISS module).
The Zarya spacecraft (Russian: Заря, lit. 'Dawn') was a secret Soviet project of the late 1980s aiming to design and build a large crewed vertical-takeoff, vertical-landing (VTVL) reusable space capsule,[1] a much larger replacement for the Soyuz (spacecraft). The project was developed during 1985–1989 years by Energia corporation until it was shelved in 1989, "on the eve of the Soviet Union's collapse" due to lack of funding.[1] The name of the project was later reused by the Zarya space station module which served as the first component of International Space Station in 1998.
Quick Facts Country of origin, Operator ...
Country of origin | USSR |
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Operator | Soviet space program |
Applications | Carry passengers and supplies to low Earth orbit and back |
Specifications | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Production | |
Status | Canceled, 1989 |
Launched | None |
Related spacecraft | |
Derived from | Soyuz |
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