Moon exploration project called unprofitable – Dni.Ru

15:37 / 21.01.2015 moon, flying, rocket, Roskosmos The Board Dmitry Rogozin criticized plans for lunar exploration. The project to create a lunar spacecraft and extra missiles Council criticized in matters of economic viability.

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Expert advice board chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission criticized the Russian federal space program project proposed by Roscosmos. The project is one of the most demanding in the coming years and suggests a manned mission to the moon, and the creation of a manned base there. To do this, Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” designs manned transport ship, which should start in 2021 first without people, and then in 2024 already with people in the orbital expedition. Only in 2030 is planned to ship to the moon.

The Council criticized the proposed project is mainly about economics. “For the super-heavy carrier with carrying capacity of 80-90 tons impossible to find commercial loads. The support of such a dimension will start at most twice a year. Because of the need to maintain the infrastructure, production and overhead teams make super-heavy carrier very expensive. Historical experience shows that even successful projects superheavy media (such as the Saturn V and “Energy”) have been closed for economic and political reasons, with the arrival of the next crisis. The rocket used in the lunar program, and should be used as a commercial vehicle that will endure times of crisis and reduce public funding, “quotes” Izvestia “concluded Council.

The beginning of this project will cost 214.6 billion rubles. But the bulk of the funding will come from the second stage during the creation of the rocket carrying capacity of 160-180 tons. It should send a ship to the moon with lander. The creation of such a missile from scratch can cost more than a trillion rubles. According to experts, the feasibility of establishing new ships and missiles are not clear – “non-obvious advantages over the” Union “at a higher weight, absence of the orbital module, the need to create a new launcher media. ” Roscosmos suggested that the appearance of this report may give rise to a significant revision of all plans of conquering the moon.