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The Paton Welding Journal 2003 #10
The Paton Welding Journal, 2003, #10-11, 21-30 pages

Space technologies on the threshold of the centuries: results and prospects

Yu.P. Semyonov

S.P. Korolyov Rocket-Space Corporation «Energiya», Korolyov, Russia

Abstract
The paper presents the main scientific-technical achievements of S.P. Korolyov RSC «Energiya» over the last decade as an illustration of the successes of the rocket-space industry in the international market of advanced science-intensive technologies for space mastering in the XXI century. These achievements would be unthinkable without solving the diverse problems of welding to together with the leading organization in this field the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute.
Keywords: space technologies, projects and program, orbital stations, International Space Station, sea-launch complex, telecommunications satellites, solar reflectors, large-sized near-earth platforms, welded structures

Suggested Citation

Yu.P. Semyonov (2003) Space technologies on the threshold of the centuries: results and prospects. The Paton Welding J., 10, 21-30.