Video ID: 20140907-017 M/S Kholod rocket M/S Children looking at the Kholod rocket M/S Side of Kholod rocket, Russian writing C/U Kholod ro...
Video ID: 20140907-017 M/S Kholod rocket M/S Children looking at the Kholod rocket M/S Side of Kholod rocket, Russian writing C/U Kholod rocket name and lot number W/S Kholod rocket on stand SOT, Annette Abaci, RM Auctions Germany (English): "This Kholod rocket system was used between 1991 and 1994, and it does come from the former Soviet Union. We are very pleased that we can offer this for sale." M/S PAN Kholod rocket SOT, Annette Abaci, RM Auctions Germany (English): "The top speed of this is, at Mach, it's 6 at 6.4, and that means, in miles per hour, it's 4,300 miles per hour. Believe it or not, that's just incredible." M/S Rear of Kholod rocket and engine C/U First-generation engine produced by TsIAM W/S Kholod rocket with people walking past SOT, Annette Abaci, RM Auctions Germany (English): "We are very proud to offer a very very nice selection of cars, worth around 20 billion." M/S 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti M/S Red Ferrari W/S Various cars on show SCRIPT One of the last few 'Kholod' scramjets was being prepared for sale by RM Auctions in London on Sunday. The hypersonic rocket is the fastest machine to have ever flown within the Earth's atmosphere. During a test launch in 1998 the rocket reached a top speed of 4924mph (mach 6.47/7989 kph) The Hypersonic Flying Laboratory, nicknamed 'Kholod' (meaning 'cold' in Russian) was developed by Roscosmos, with the assistance of NASA and ONERA in the early 1990s. Nine are believed have been produced, but only four are currently accounted for. The rocket will go on sale on Monday in Battersea Park, South London. No reserve has been placed and the auction house declined to speculate on a final price. The original rocket cost $95 million (€73 million) to manufacture. A selection of classic cars will also be going up for auction, including the 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti which is expected to fetch £4.1-£5.2 million ($6.7-$8.5 million/€5.2-€6.6 million). Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://google.com/+RuptlyTV Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Less
