MOSCOW, July 29 – RIA Novosti. Roskosmos during the reorganization into a state corporation may establish a national Centre of Human Spaceflight (LAC), to head the new structure can be the first deputy director of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Central Research Institute of Machine Building” ( TsNIIMash) for manned programs Sergei Krikalev, the newspaper “Izvestia” on Wednesday, citing an informed source at the space agency.
“I would not like to say” ho, “is not yet jumped so to say anything about the new structure ready only after it is established and, of course, if I appoint its head, “- commented the newspaper Krikalev this information.
According to the source in the Russian Space Agency , in the LAC is expected to include the Cosmonaut Training Center (CTC), the management of the Russian Space Agency’s manned space programs of this, a number of units of RSC “Energia” and TsNIIMASH, including the Mission Control Center. According to a source publication, a list of preliminary and may still be added.
The publication notes that, according to a preliminary set of assets that will be transferred to LAC, Roskosmos plan to establish a close analog of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, who is responsible for ensuring the NASA manned space flight.
As He said the source of the newspaper, the creation of LAC will be accompanied by personnel changes. In particular, the post may leave the head of Cosmonaut Training Center Yuri Lonchakov. Russian Space Agency spokesman Igor Bourenkov not confirm the newspaper’s resignation Lonchakova, noting that the issue was not discussed. Prospects of creating LAC Bourenkov also left without comment.
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