DOT No. 6, part of the Mannerheim defensive line on the Karelian Isthmus, was a fortress with three casemates armed with Maxim machine guns. Inside there were rooms for soldiers with a well and a stove for heating. The complex had a forced ventilation system, water supply for cooling machine guns, sewerage and carbide lamps for lighting. Designed t
Former Testing Complex of STC RKK Energia
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St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, is not only the cultural capital of Russia, but also a major scientific and technological center that played a key role in the scientific and engineering development of the USSR and Russia. There are many research and production associations located here, which not only in the past, but also currently actively work in the field of defense and space industries. The area around St. Petersburg is also famous for its testing sites, notably the abandoned rocket engine test facility on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, near Primorsk, formerly known as Koivisto.
This rocket engine testing facility is a huge facility that required several visits to be fully inspected and documented. Its deep archives preserve the historical stages of scientific and technological achievements that laid the foundation for the Soviet and Russian space industry.
Soviet Russia can be proud of two key achievements: victory in World War II and the first manned flight into space. One of the most important scientific centers that made a significant contribution to space exploration was the scientific and production association "Energia", today known as the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia" named after S.P. Queen. This enterprise specialized in the development and production of a wide range of space technology, including launch vehicles, satellites, interplanetary stations, spacecraft and orbital stations.
Primorsky Scientific and Technical Center was one of the key points in this system. Here, tests and testing of rocket engines and systems operating on various types of fuel, including fluorine and its compounds, were carried out. Specialists from the Primorsky Scientific and Technical Center have mastered unique technologies for handling fluorine, which has made it possible to use it as a fuel component in rockets and spacecraft.
Unfortunately, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many space industry programs were curtailed, including the work of the scientific and technological center. Some of the buildings were transferred for rent, and recently the territory of the center was acquired by one of the supposed close to the Russian leadership. Currently, an active process of demolition of unique structures and destruction of equipment is underway on the territory of the STC, which sadly reflects the loss of significance of historical achievements in the field of space science and technology.
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