The head of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency Yuri Koptev said the number of Russian astronauts on the International Space Station can be reduced to one, to actively develop space tourism.
«There is a wish to consider lowering the fiscal burden so to enhance the commercialization of resource stations even in order to go on sale short but long expedition. There is a reduction in our presence, but there is at least one astronaut must be “- quoted Koptev RIA” Novosti ».
However, he said,” According to preliminary estimates, wanting to buy a flight (space tourists) is not yet visible ».
The representative of the Russian Federal Space Agency said that look for ways to commercialize the industry is especially important,” since in 2017-2018 there will be two American ships, which will remove them (tourists) dependence on us for the delivery of astronauts ».
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