返回舱和着陆系统设计的新理念

文章描述了美俄合作提出的一种低成本和低风险的载人返回舱概念。方案采用已有的硬件和技术，由美国负责电子设备和软件，充分利用俄罗斯在返回舱方面的技术和低成本。提出的这种返回舱概念是把联盟-TN按比例增大到可以容纳8位乘员，而且着陆系统增加了气囊，对伤病航天员的着陆具有更好的缓冲作用。

New Concept of Design for Crew Return Vehicle and Landing System

This paper describes a concept for a low was to utilize off the shelf hardware and technology, US to sian proven hardware and their lower costs. The proposed cost, very low risk Crew Return Vehicle. The selected approach provide avionics and software, and to make best use of the Ruscapsule concept is capable of accommodating eight passengers based on a scaled up version of the Soyuz - TM entry vehicle and its land landing system with airbags added to better attenuation the landing impact for injured/ill crewmen.