Russia fixes launch pad damaged by Thanksgiving astronaut launch to the International Space Station
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/russia-fixes-launch-pad-damaged-by-thanksgiving-astronaut-launch-to-the-international-space-station
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That’s a lot faster than popular estimation of 1-2 years i regularly read here.
“The launch pad’s condition is currently being assessed,” Roscosmos stated, adding that “all necessary spare components are available for repair, and the damage will be repaired shortly.”
Here’s a better source, with more details about the repair:
https://russianspaceweb.com/baikonur-r7-31-2025-accident.html#2026_03
Falaram que os reparos iriam durar 2 anos.
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
|Fewer Letters|More Letters|
|——-|———|—|
|[ICBM](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8n2qn3 “Last usage”)|Intercontinental Ballistic Missile|
|[Roscosmos](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8mbpnz “Last usage”)|[State Corporation for Space Activities, Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscosmos_State_Corporation)|
|[SLS](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8n2qn3 “Last usage”)|Space Launch System heavy-lift|
|TE|Transporter/Erector launch pad support equipment|
|[TEL](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8n2qn3 “Last usage”)|Transporter/Erector/Launcher, ground support equipment (see TE)|
|Jargon|Definition|
|——-|———|—|
|[cryogenic](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8nxr7e “Last usage”)|Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure|
| |(In re: rocket fuel) Often synonymous with hydrolox|
|hydrolox|Portmanteau: liquid hydrogen fuel, liquid oxygen oxidizer|
|[turbopump](/r/Space/comments/1rkokvv/stub/o8nxr7e “Last usage”)|High-pressure turbine-driven propellant pump connected to a rocket combustion chamber; raises chamber pressure, and thrust|
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