December
1991
-March 1992 |
NPO Energia together with a number of Russian enterprises
has conducted preliminary studies on development of
a Sea-Based Rocket and Space Complex on the basis of
large-capacity means of domestic marine for modern launchers
Zenit, Energia-Ì, Energia. |
| March
1993 |
NPO Energia specialists at a meeting in the Boeing premises
have presented a Sea-Based Rocket and Space Complex
project (SB RSC). |
| November
1993 |
In Turku (Finland) the future partners (Boeing, NPO
Energia, Êvaerner) have discussed proposals on Launch
Platform and signed a frame agreement on SB RSC development
and necessity for foundation of an international company. |
| March
1994 |
RSC Energia has developed technical proposals on Sea-Based
Rocket And Space Complex (SB RSC) with participation
of conventional Russian cooperative agencies. Involved
in activities is NPO Yuzhnoye (Ukraine). |
| May
1995 |
Presidents of four companies have signed the Sea
Launch Joint Venture Foundation Agreement (for Boeing,
Seattle, USA - James Noblitt; for RSC Energia, Korolev,
Russia - Juri Semenov; for Êvaerner, Oslo, Norway
- Ditrich Schnitler; for NPO Yuzhnoye, Dnepropetrovsk,
Ukraine - Yuri Alekseyev). The subsequent meeting
of partners began to determine the stragedy of Sea
Launch program development.
RSC Energia together with subcontractors has developed
a conceptual project on Sea Launch RSC.
|
| December
1995 |
RSC
Energia President Yu. Semenov for the purposes of enhancement
of work efficiency has taken a decision to establish
a Directorate and Science and Technology Center 10 under
the Sea Launch program. An operational-technical management
for activities of RSC Energia cooperative agencies is
established. |
| February
1996 |
RSC
Energia has developed proposals on structure, responsibility,
and sequence of concurring joint (international) documents. |
| March
1996 |
At
Boeing Commercial Space Company/RSC Energia/ Êvaerner/
NPO Yuzhnoye and KBTM meeting in Oslo, Norway, on RSC
Energia initiative a decision is taken to establish
an international structure of working groups for project
management on the working level. Leads of working groups
from RSC Energia are identified. |
| January
- December 1996 |
Integrated project documentation is developed:
- Sea Launch RSC breakdown chart (identification
of cooperating subcontractors);
- procedure for performing operations, structure
and composition of personnel;
- integrated documents (master procedure, prelaunch
processing program, integrated test program).
Project and design documentation on Rocket Segment
in support of building of ships is developed:
- documentation for Rocket Segment systems and equipment;
- interface documentation and specifications of
Rocket Segment equipment for shipyards and project
agencies.
Documentation for payload integration with ILV is
developed.
|
|
Construction work on Assembly-Command Ship (Kvaerner-Govan
shipyard, Glasgo, Great Britain) and Launch Platform
(Kvaerner-Rosenberg, Stavanger, Norway) is launched.
|
| Manufacturing
work on Rocket Segment systems and equipment (Russian
enterprises) is launched. |
| Initial
data and requirements on rocket equipment installation
on ships are developed. |
| March
1997 |
Cooperation of Russian enterprises on Rocket Segment
equipment installation on ships is identified:
- TsKB ÌÒ Rubin - development of installation documentation;
- Kvaerner-Vyborg shipyard - additional outfitting
of the Launch Platform;
- ÀÎ "Kanonersky sudoremontny zavod"
(joint-stock venture Kanonersky shipyard) - additional
outfitting of the Launch Platform.
|
March
1997 -
March 1998 |
Manufacturing
and deliveries of Rocket Segment equipment are implemented. |
| March
1997 |
The
Board of Chief Designers is held in Korolev with review
of problematic issues connected with Sea Launch RSC
development. |
| March-April
1997 |
International
Bank for reconstruction and development guarantees are
received for commercial risks during Sea Launch program
implementation. Project funding scheme definition is
completed. |
| May
30, 1997 |
The
Launch Platform has come to Kvaerner-Vyborg shipyard
for outfitting with Rocket Segment systems and equipment
and completion of work on marine equipment. |
| June
16-27, 1997 |
First
review on project certification (Moscow) with participation
of representatives from customers. |
| July
28, 1997 |
RF
Government decree "On Russian Federation administration
of guarantees for the international project on Sea Launch
Sea-Based Rocket and Space Complex development"
is signed. |
| September,
1997 |
In
Dnepropetrovsk is held the Board of Chief Designers
on status assessment w.r.t. integrated documentation
issue in support of Sea Launch RSC development. |
| December
27, 1997 |
The
Assembly-Command Ship has come to Kanonersky shipyard. |
| January
- June, 1998 |
Outfitting
of the Assembly-Command Ship at Kanonersky shipyard
with Rocket Segment systems and equipment and completion
of work on marine equipment. |
| April
1998 |
Sea
Launch Company has performed at PO Yuzhmashzavod and
RSC Energia the technical acceptance of the manufactured
first flight unit of Zenit-2S Launch Vehicle and Block
DÌ-SL Upper Stage. |
| May
1998 |
Work
at Saint-Petersburg Port aboard the Assembly-Command
Ship: debugging of handling operations using a Zenit-2S
Launch Vehicle mockup, loading of two units of Zenit-2S
Launch Vehicle and Block DM-SL Upper Stage. |
| June
1998 |
The
basic work on additional outfitting of the Launch Platform
with Rocket segment systems and equipment is complete. |
