Krikalev opened salary Russian cosmonauts – Express-News

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The Russian cosmonaut, who served as director of the manned program state corporation Roscosmos, told what salary is received in orbit and, as Russia plans to deliver astronauts to ISS.

Russian cosmonauts to the ISS will be able to deliver the American spacecraft after will be tested. This was stated by Executive Director of Human Spaceflight state corporation Roscosmos Sergey Krikalev.

According to him, this is an option, but a final agreement on this matter yet. Flying domestic cosmonauts on American ships being considered as a valid backup option.

«This is possible. These conversations were, but no final agreement has not been reached. However, understanding that it could be as a possible backup option is “- said Krikalev

The representative of the Russian Federal Space Agency said that the specific negotiations on this matter would begin only after the announcement of the terms of the US commercial ships fly to the ISS.. When Americans begin to change to their ships, they need Russian reserves

«And then there will be an occasion to talk about our astronauts” -. Quoted Krikalev TASS

On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expressed the hope that Russia and the US will continue to develop their cooperation in the space, despite all the problems in the interaction between them on the ground. The Russian leader has given great importance to the fact that representatives of the two countries to help each other on the ISS

It was reported earlier that under development of three spacecraft for manned flights to the United States:. Dragon private company SpaceX, CST-100 Starliner (Boeing Corporation) and Orion (Lockheed Martin). The first manned flights Dragon ships and CST-100 is already scheduled for 2017.

Krikalev became the first Russian astronaut to go sailing on the American spaceship. He started on the shuttle Discovery 3 February 1994 and returned to Earth on February 11 of that year,

Note cosmonaut, and in combination -. Head of manned programs Roscosmos Sergey Krikalev, told how many get the astronauts.

in the run-up to the space mission on Earth astronaut gets within 80 – 200 thousand rubles.. per month. In addition, they put different increments. In future salary increases, and it depends on how difficult the mission where the main factor is, how lengthy flight. “It is worth remembering that in order to earn such sums required to pass a couple of years of training” – cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev has told to the newspaper “Izvestia”. In general, for a six-month mission astronaut can get about 3 mln. Rub. Error dock – is not the same thing that hurt someone else’s car in the parking lot

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