Friday, May 27, 2016

Rogozin said Russia’s inability to catch up with the US in the space industry – RBC

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin at the board meeting of Industry and Trade Russia in Moscow, May 27, 2016 year

Photo: Sergey Mamontov / RIA Novosti

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that Russia lags behind the US space industry nine times. Even if you increase the performance in half, “still they do not catch up ever,” warned Rogozin

Speaking at the collegium of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, responsible for space and defense industry Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin criticized the situation in the space industry .

«We are today in the space industry are behind the Americans in nine times. And all of our ambitious projects say that we have to improve the performance in half. Well increased in one and a half times, but still they do not catch up ever, “- said Deputy Prime Minister (quoted by” RIA Novosti »)

« So we will then look for a NASA news or Elon Musk and licking their lips. explain yourself, why we do not need – what they do “, – Rogozin added

To remedy the situation, according to Rogozin, it is necessary to maximize ease of decision-making, reduce paperwork, and ensure. to check went through one window.

at the end of last year, Rogozin stated the need to reduce the cost of launching spacecraft, citing the fact that the “competitors come on the heels.” As an example, Deputy Prime Minister gave Elon Musk. “Look what the billionaire Musk makes their projects. This is very interesting, it is well done, and we have respect for this work “, – he said

On the quest to compete with projects Mask April 12 the head of Roscosmos, Igor Komarov.. According to him, Russia will come to the creation of reusable launch vehicles, but found it difficult to say when this will happen.

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