“Izvestia”: MIC has blocked the appointment of the Director of spaceports – BBC

Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of Russia has refused to consent to the appointment of Alexander Sirotkin as General Director of the Center operation of ground-based space infrastructure (TsENKI). This is reported by «Izvestiya» citing a senior source in the Federal Space Agency.

As a result, Sirotkin, which Roscosmos announced November 6 TsENKI leader, was appointed acting director of the Center.

«New, is the third, a competition for the position of CEO TsENKI planned for the spring of 2015,” – said the “Izvestia” Roskosmos spokesman.

«In fact, by the time of publication message was already clear that the candidacy Sirotkin fails. Despite the fact that most members of his program like Nikolai Moiseyev, board member of the military industrial complex, participated in the competition committee, did not support the candidacy Sirotkin. Then in Roskosmos was directed and written government’s position on this matter, “- said the representative of the Russian Space Agency.

Source” News “in the manual TsENKI suggested that a message allegedly held the contest and selected head on it was initiated by Roscosmos with the aim of several reassure public opinion and handle the situation in a team TsENKI.

«Standing in the head company does not already almost a year, things are not going brilliantly at Baikonur now heating problems with the supply of water to homes, there are many issues that are not solved interim leadership. Perhaps, in this situation, the authorities decided to cheer people Roscosmos optimistic message that the head was found, he has a good program of development of the enterprise. Surely there payment was made exclusively on the PR-effect, since it is clear that the Acting will not implement any program of development “- said the newspaper.

TsENKI manages Russian cosmodrome. Radical reform of the personnel in the rocket-industrial sphere proclaimed August 1 oversees branch Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Must change leaders RSC “Energia” (produces rockets and satellites), “Russian Space Systems” (an information system), “Energomash” (rocket motors) and Khrunichev Center (boosters).