Russian President Vladimir Putin said that on Tuesday, November 15, will be defined in terms of manned launches from the Baikonur East. The head of state said at the meeting dedicated to the development strategy of the state Corporation “Roscosmos”. The Russian leader demanded to actively deploy the second phase of construction of the cosmodrome.
Assessing the prospects of development of space industry, Putin stressed that special attention should be paid to the development of advanced spacecraft and their launch. So, according to the President, Russia needs to increase the Russian orbital constellation and quality of the spacecraft.
In this case, Russia should save and multiply position in the global space industry, Roskosmos to actively participate in commercial projects, said the head of state. The Corporation should evaluate not only in terms of fulfillment of governmental orders, but also executed commercial orders, says Putin.
In the meeting conducted by the President, attended by the defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Russian presidential aide Andrei Belousov, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yevgeny Fortov, Director General of Roscosmos Igor Komarov and the General designers, as well as acting Minister of economic development of Russia Yevgeny Elin.
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