NASA is testing a low-rescue vehicle to rescue astronauts from the launch pad and is preparing to launch the Boeing CST-100
If something does not go according to plan during the commercial launches of NASA spacecraft, the team will need to quickly get to a safe place. NASA uses MRAP - Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected for this purpose. The vehicles will ensure the safety of the crew during the launch of the Boeing CST-100 ship.
MRAP Cougar
The body of the MRAP machines has a wedge-shaped bottom, reinforced with armored plates. This allows you to reduce the force of the explosion and disperse the shock wave on the sides of the body. Such vehicles were first used by the South African army in Angola and Namibia, and the United States began producing MRAP after the introduction of troops into Iraq. In Russia, armored cars of this type are represented by the “Bear” and the “Typhoon” family .
VPK-3924 "Bear" was developed by experts of the department of wheeled machines MSTU. N. E. Bauman and "Military Engineering Center"
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The American MRAP, which will be used by NASA , is a truck weighing more than twenty tons. It is designed to move troops through conflict zones, without fear of roadside bombs or ambushes. The MRAP will become a mobile shelter in case of problems during the launch of the spacecraft. The maximum speed of the cars is fifty miles per hour, but during testing, NASA engineers found that a fully loaded vehicle could move even faster.
Steve Payne, responsible for commercial flights at NASA: “Knowing how quickly you can get a person from the launch pad to a safe place is critical to the safety of the team. You can draw any lines on the map, but you will not know anything until you experience this situation in reality. ”
At the time of the shuttle flights, NASA used the M113 armored personnel carrier for the same purposes. The new MRAP, unlike the M113, is faster and can be controlled by any member of the team - it is not much different from a truck.
MRAP at the Kennedy Space Center, 2013
Simulation of emergency team delivery to a safe distance from the launch pad, June 2015, complex 41 at Cape Canaveral
Space Agency M113 armored personnel carrier
CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation) - Boeing manned spacecraft. NASA plans to send astronauts on it to the International Space Station and back. In 2010, the agency expected to put the ship into operation in 2014, but this did not happen. Three flights were planned for 2015 to test the crew rescue system, docking with the ISS and putting the vehicle into orbit. In May 2014, the agency postponed flights to 2017.
MRAP Cougar
The body of the MRAP machines has a wedge-shaped bottom, reinforced with armored plates. This allows you to reduce the force of the explosion and disperse the shock wave on the sides of the body. Such vehicles were first used by the South African army in Angola and Namibia, and the United States began producing MRAP after the introduction of troops into Iraq. In Russia, armored cars of this type are represented by the “Bear” and the “Typhoon” family .
VPK-3924 "Bear" was developed by experts of the department of wheeled machines MSTU. N. E. Bauman and "Military Engineering Center"
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The American MRAP, which will be used by NASA , is a truck weighing more than twenty tons. It is designed to move troops through conflict zones, without fear of roadside bombs or ambushes. The MRAP will become a mobile shelter in case of problems during the launch of the spacecraft. The maximum speed of the cars is fifty miles per hour, but during testing, NASA engineers found that a fully loaded vehicle could move even faster.
Steve Payne, responsible for commercial flights at NASA: “Knowing how quickly you can get a person from the launch pad to a safe place is critical to the safety of the team. You can draw any lines on the map, but you will not know anything until you experience this situation in reality. ”
At the time of the shuttle flights, NASA used the M113 armored personnel carrier for the same purposes. The new MRAP, unlike the M113, is faster and can be controlled by any member of the team - it is not much different from a truck.
MRAP at the Kennedy Space Center, 2013
Simulation of emergency team delivery to a safe distance from the launch pad, June 2015, complex 41 at Cape Canaveral
Space Agency M113 armored personnel carrier
CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation) - Boeing manned spacecraft. NASA plans to send astronauts on it to the International Space Station and back. In 2010, the agency expected to put the ship into operation in 2014, but this did not happen. Three flights were planned for 2015 to test the crew rescue system, docking with the ISS and putting the vehicle into orbit. In May 2014, the agency postponed flights to 2017.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/365695/
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