Наткнулся на такую вот штуку сегодня. Оказывается совместно с макеевцами еще в конце нулевых хотели запустить с ПЛ чуть переделав МБР "Волна". Потом все заглохло, т.к. хотели участие РФ исключить, и в итоге никуда не полетели.
EXPERT European eXPErimental Reentry Testbed (EXPERT)
The Expert reentry vehicle is a flight testbed aiming to obtain aerothermodynamic (ATD) flight data to validate design tools, ground test facilities and verification techniques. The design and verification of future atmospheric missions will benefit significantly from flight validation of ATD methods, reducing uncertainties and improving reliability.
The launch operations and vehicle recovery contract for ESA’s European Experimental Re-entry Testbed (Expert) was signed on 2 December in Moscow, Russia, between ESA and the Russian Makeyev State Rocket Centre. The contract was signed by ESA’s Director of Human Spaceflight Simonetta Di P…
// www.esa.int