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Inside a Russian Rocket Plant

Access is a powerful tool, and these photos by Lana Sator inside a Russian rocket plant is an eerie, beautiful series. Lana snuck into the rocket factory to snap these photos in five nights in a row.

The plant, which is still active today, is part of NPO Energomash “V. P. Glushko”, a Russian manufacturer which focuses primarily on the development and production of liquid propellant rocket engines. NPO Energomash is based in Moscow, with satellite facilities in Samara, Perm, and St. Petersburg, and employs close to 5500 workers.

Originally founded in 1946, the company is noted for its long history of large scale LOX/Kerosene engine development, notably the RD-107, RD-170, and RD-180 engines. These engines have functioned as prime movers for such vehicles as Proton, Soyuz and Atlas V.

Head over to Lana’s Livejournal for more photos and the story behind them.