S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (also known as RKK Energiya) is a Russian manufacturer of spacecraft and space station components. It is named after Sergei Korolev and has been known successively as: Special Design Bureau number 1 of R&D Institute number 88 (Russian: ОКБ-1 НИИ-88 or OKB-1 of NII-88), TsKBEM, NPO Energia and S.P. Korolev RSC Energia. A spacecraft is a vehicle, vessel, craft or device designed to operate beyond the surface of the Earth in outer space. ... The International Space Station in 2006 Computer-generated image of the completed International Space Station A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ... Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (Серге́й Па́влович Королёв) (December 30, 1906– January 14, 1966) was the head Soviet rocket engineer and designer during the space race, known only as the chief designer during his lifetime. ... OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for Опытное конструкторское бюро - Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro, meaning Experimental Design Bureau. ... NII-88 (Scientific-Research Institute No. ...

16 May 1946 R&D Institute of Jet Weapon of Ministry of Defense of the USSR was established in Kaliningrad (now Korolev, Moscow region), also known as NII-88 (later TsNIIMash RKA, now RKK "Energia").

Its products have included the R-7 rocket, the Energia launcher and the Progress spacecraft. Korolyov or Korolev (Russian: ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at , well-known as the cradle of space exploration. ... R-7 with Sputnik 2 The R-7 (Semyorka) was the worlds first ICBM and was deployed by the Soviet Union. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ISS Progress cargo spacecraft The Progress is a Russian expendable unmanned freighter spacecraft; it was derived from the Soyuz spacecraft, and is launched with the Soyuz launch vehicle. ...

See also

• Aerospace manufacturer
• Kliper
• Parom
• Nikolai Sevastianov
• Soyuz spacecraft

An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Russian media coverage of Kliper spacecraft - Russias Channel One TV network. ... Kliper utilizing Parom Space Tug The Parom (ferry in Russian) is a space tug that has been proposed by RKK Energia. ... Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station Soyuz (Russian: Союз, pronounced sah-YOUS, meaning union) is a series of spacecraft designed by Sergey Korolyov for the Soviet Unions space program. ...

External links

• Official English web site: http://www.energia.ru/english/