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Success
Wed Jul 12 2006
ISC Kosmotras
Genesis-1
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Rocket Details
Name:
Dnepr 1Description:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- Genesis Pathfinder is a technology demonstration for the inflatable Nautilus space station structure as a prototype for a space hotel by Bigelow Aerospace. Once in Earth orbit, the one-third scale hardware is to produce important data regarding multiple features of a full-scale spacecraft. Genesis 1 will be pressurized with nitrogen, but later units will use an oxygen/nitrogen mixture. Genesis includes also windows and an airlock simulator with key seal interfaces. Genesis is 10 ft×8 ft in size when inflated.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Dombarovskiy, Russian Federation
Pad
370/11