Flying to the Moon is too expensive for Russia – The Jewish Times

Posted 21.01.2015 18:58

Expert Council convened Dmitry Rogozinovo, said that flights to the Moon for Russia are still quite expensive.

to recover the ship to the moon, you need to create a launcher that could be put into orbit 80 tons. Russia planned to build a ship, but this idea has criticized Council.

The Council stated that the heavy launch vehicle is not possible to find commercial loads. This heavy media will be in the best case running 2 times a year to maintain the infrastructure, production and groups – will need to spend a lot of money.

Furthermore, the board criticized the idea of ​​a single ship, which will make travel to the moon.

Just a PCF project on 2016-2025 years laid 2.3 trillion rubles. And if you realize the idea of ​​flying to the moon, the project budget will be reduced by as much as 30-40 percent.

FPC – Federal Passenger Company provides transportation services for passengers and cargo by rail at the far post. The company was founded in 2010, is headquartered in Moscow.

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