Research and Development Institute of Mechanical Engineering (NIIMash, part of NPO Energomash integrated rocket engine building structure of Roscosmos) nears completion of the MVSK02 rocket engine autonomous experimental test. The engine is meant for the Oryol perspective crewed spacecraft maneuver in space.

MVSK02 rocket engine differs substantially from the currently operated engines, its design includes a number of successfully implemented technical solutions ensuring thrust stability and consumption characteristics under any operating conditions, as well as the fast launch dynamics during each burn.

 ‘Currently, climatic, corrosion and fire life tests of three units of the engine have been completed, which experimentally confirmed the designated service life of 7 years, including 560 days of flight operation in space,’ comments Vladimir Murkin, Deputy Chief Designer for Operation and Testing at NIIMash.

 To ensure comprehensive tests of the Oryol spacecraft mockups, 30 copies of the so-called ‘modal mockups’ have already been manufactured and delivered to RSC Energia (part of Roscosmos) for vibrodynamic and thermal vacuum tests, as well as 16 copies of the bench version of the MVSK02-01 engine, specially designed for firing bench tests.