Improvement of Bulky Cargo Supply Chains to Cosmodromes Using Airships

The development of the rocket and space industry and the implementation of launches of launch vehicles with spacecraft (SC) from cosmodromes cannot be carried out without well-established logistics and optimization of the supply chains of goods necessary for their functioning. Optimization of bulky cargo delivery routes to aerospace facilities remains relevant. The article discusses the prospects of the main cosmodromes in Russia with an emphasis on alternative options for building cargo supply chains for them. The current schemes for delivering cargo to cosmodromes are outlined and the need to develop new options for delivering cargo to the Vostochny cosmodrome is shown in connection with the refusal to use the Baikonur and Kapustin Yar cosmodromes in the near future. The development of cosmodromes in eastern Russia makes supply chains more complicated and delivery times longer. The main mode of transport for the delivery of bulky cargo to cosmodromes is rail, which is confirmed by the accumulated experience. It is proposed to include airships with greater efficiency, operational and environmental benefits into the bulky cargo supply chain.