Modernized Rockot-M Launch Vehicle Takes Shape

Rockot
Credit: Mil.ru
MOSCOW—The modernized version of the Russian Rockot light launch vehicle is gradually taking shape, as the technical design of the new Rockot-M variant is complete, according to Russian media reports. Rockot is a three-stage liquid-propellant rocket. The first two stages are inherited from the...
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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