NPO Molnija

NPO Molnija ( Blitz ) ( Russian : Научно-производственное объединение "Молния" ) is a Russian research and production company founded on February 26, 1976 .

Space systems

In 2007 NPO Molnija worked on a space shuttle for space technology applications.

plane

Molnija-1 triplane

The NPO Molnija Molnija-1 is a three-decker with pusher configuration and double tail boom. In the late 1990s, the company suggested larger types of aircraft based on the existing three-decker configuration.

Products

• NPO Molnija Molnija-1
• Buran (just an unmanned space flight)
• Baikal booster

See also

• Gleb Yevgenevich Losino-Losinski , leading developer of Buran, general director of NPO Molnija

Web links

• Official Website (Russian)
• NPO Molnija on Buran.ru (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Molniya" Research & Industrial Corporation
2. ^ RW Simpson: Airlife's world aircraft. The complete reference to civil, military and light aircraft . Airlife, Shrewsbury, England 2001, ISBN 1-84037-115-3 .