“Space industry is one of the key areas for holding “RT-Chemcomposite” to develop its competencies in civil sector. In 2016 alone the overall production of CFRP structures for space vehicles by our leading company Obninsk SPE ‘Technologiya’ exceeded 20 tonnes,” mentioned Kirill Shubinsky, ‘RT Chemcomposite’ holding CEO.
Russian State Research Centre Romashin Obninsk SPE ‘Technologiya’ would manufacture air-landing module composite elements and surface platform to bring the Mars research vehicle to Mars surface in 2020. Under the agreement terms, the company would manufacture four set of structures, the first of which would be designed for technologies testing and the next two – for dynamic and heat tests. Flying specimen would be delivered to the client in 2018. Within the ‘Ekzo Mars-2020’ project ‘Technologiya’ would also manufacture thermal control panels to ensure the equipment required thermal mode.
“In the current year the orders portfolio of our company for space industry reached 630m rubles (£8.83m). We plan to manufacture more than 300 products designed for completing the space vehicles,” said Andrey Silkin, CEO, Obninsk SPE ‘Technologiya’.