Speech on the establishment of the ship, which will replace the outdated “Union”, came 10 years ago
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Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, recently became the first deputy head of TsNIIMASH on manned space flight, said that, while maintaining the existing system of space projects in the foreseeable future, Russia will not cope with the task of creating a new manned spacecraft.
“If we continue to do everything as it is now, we do not build a new ship if ever – said Krikalev at the meeting of the expert council board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. – Dates are transferred all the time, approved the creation of system graphics ship not when the rocket will be created for it, nor is it clear ».
Speaking at the council, Krikalev reminded that we are creating a new ship, which will replace the outdated “Union”, came almost 10 years ago, said RIA Novosti.
«I flew in 2005, the ISS and then I send pictures on board the ship perspective” Clipper “, a layout which is on display at the same MAX resulted president – says astronaut. – Near the layout stood date: 2012 – unmanned, 2014 – manned. Then he decided to do a winged ship hard to do better capsule – it’s cheaper and faster. The first manned flight was scheduled for 2015. In 2007 it was decided to build a new cosmodrome Vostochny in the Amur region. Named date: in 2015 will take place the first satellite launch from the East, in 2018 – the first manned launch. In this regard, the first launch of a new manned spacecraft pushed for another three years – by 2018 th ».
In 2011, at the next MAKS Vladimir Putin showed mock manned transport spacecraft (PTC) – RSC” Energia “gathered to create TAP flying prototype in time for 2018, when the East with the first manned launch is scheduled.
«Now, at the end of 2014, we are about the launch of a new ship in 2018 from the East has never goes – said Krikalev . – They say, let’s at least the old “Union” in this period with the launch of the Eastern try. Which is contrary to the original plans, when they said that the new launch site we will have a new ship ».
In the summer of this year, the project has completed the formation Roskosmos federal space program for 2016-2025 years., And it can again see the transfer of the planned timing of the launch of PTC. So, the first launch of the carrier “Angara-5″ with a cargo ship variant of PTC with the East put in the schedule to 2021. A first start of the PTC with the astronauts is scheduled only for 2024. That is only for one year starting date manned PTK was pushed to four years.
«Something in the system is not working, – said Krikalev. – Most of the space industry has become commercial enterprises whose purpose – profit and not getting the result. Over the past 15 years in the field of manned space flight we made three small module for the ISS size with two tables. In this case the original terms of reference for the ISS to date performed well, if a third ».
Supervisor of the Space Policy Institute Ivan Moiseev believes that even if businesses manage to survive now available schedule and run PTC with astronauts in 2024 year, it will already be too late.
«Russia announced that it is going to operate the ISS after 2020 – recalled Moses. – Americans want to extend the project until 2024. Even if we are with them on the extension of the contract, the new PTC, first start in 2024, will have nowhere to fly. Is that suit single demonstration flights, as in the sixties of the last century. On the prospects of missions to the Moon until it is better not to speak – in the current economic realities it is too expensive and uncertain ».
Mosaic believes that the problem of constant postponements projects will solve the reforms started in this year, when the company rocket -kosmicheskoy industry gather at the Joint Rocket and Space Corporation.
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