Russia is forced to adjust the space program.
Russia
to decide on their future participation in the International
Space Station 2020-2024 respectively in May. Previously, Roskosmos promised to give
response to the end of last December. For six months the agency will have to make
adjustments to the draft Federal Space Program (FCP) for 2016-2025
years, and wait for its approval by the government. Only after receiving
financial guarantees, the agency will decide on the further operation of the ISS,
writes “Kommersant».
According to earlier reports,
Roscosmos appreciated that new space program in 2.436 trillion rubles .: this amount
almost three times higher than calculated for 2006-2015 now
serving. Even then, in private conversations, agency staff said that
Ministry of Economy and Finance Ministry may require to cut the required funds Roscosmos
(All the more so in 2013-2015 PCF has already been sequestered by 2-5%).
Source publication in Roskosmos
predict “the battle for every ruble».
Sam transfer
timing of the document to the government is directly linked with the need to
make it correct. The initial draft of the PCF did not consider
appeared in late 2014 Russia plans to deploy its own
manned station during the 2017-2019 period. For example, developed in
State Research and Production Space Center. Khrunichev
multipurpose laboratory module was planned in 2017 to enter into the
Russian segment of the ISS, and now he is regarded as one of the main
elements of the national stations.
According to “Kommersant”
during January and February Roscosmos must submit to the government and
presidential administration study the feasibility of building in orbit
his station. If the decision is to gain political support, the work on the ISS
Russia will extend only for commercial purposes, such as delivery of its segment in
Rentals other countries and sending into orbit space tourists.
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