Topic: Roscosmos' PTK NP (new piloted transport ship)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 53554 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-23-2017 03:23 PM
Roscosmos' PTK NP (new generation piloted transport ship), also known as "Orel" or "Oryol" (formerly "Federation" or "Federatsiya") is intended to replace Soyuz as Russia's crewed spacecraft.
More can be read about the design and development at Russian Space Web.
SpaceAholic Member
Posts: 5409 From: Sierra Vista, Arizona Registered: Nov 1999
posted 07-23-2017 04:04 PM
As one who is captivated by complex analog/discrete digital astrionic components employed in earlier crewed capsules, starting with Soyuz TMA and following up with the PTK NP, with all interface functions collapsed to simple representation on what are essentially commercially available flat panel displays, there is becoming much less of interest in these next-gen spacecraft to collect!
kyra Member
Posts: 614 From: Louisville CO US Registered: Aug 2003
posted 07-25-2017 02:40 AM
Indeed. Many of the internal furnishings and finishings in some of the new spacecraft have a formless melted plastic look that don't seem to have the character and recognition of earlier spacecraft. You can tell the PTK's designers are trying to hang on to a sense of continuity more so than their Western counterparts in this area.
Regarding the displays and controls, I'd feel safer in one if there were a few dozen hard wired toggle switches as overrides.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 53554 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 11-26-2024 11:39 AM
From Roscosmos:
The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City has accepted delivery of the pilot's workstation for the integrated simulator of the new-generation piloted transport ship. At present, one of the most significant elements of the future simulator is being tested — the pilot's controls, which are in a mockup of the PTK return vehicle.
posted 07-23-2017 03:23 PM
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