Russia To End Proton Production In 2022

Credit: Roscosmos
MOSCOW—Roscosmos plans to retire its heavy-lift workhorse Proton launch vehicle this year. The Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos said on Jan. 14 that Proton’s production would end with the assembly of the last four rockets at its subsidiary, Khrunichev Space Center. The production of RD-276...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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