Rogozin plans to change the space program of Russia, the source said

Rogozin plans to change the space program of Russia, the source said

MOSCOW, 17 Jul — RIA Novosti. The head of the Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin wants to offer the country’s leadership to reconsider the current strategy of development of domestic cosmonautics, told RIA Novosti source in the industry.

Information about the impending offer RIA Novosti confirmed by other multiple sources.

In the “Roskosmos” it did not comment.

The postponement of the launch

According to one of interlocutors, the Corporation will propose to postpone the first launch of the new Russian manned spacecraft “Federation” from 2022 to 2026-2027 years closer to the time of the creation of super-heavy rockets to it to test. To do this you will have to use developed under Queen ships “Soyuz”, he added.

A second source said that the timing of the creation of the rocket “Soyuz-5”, a contract for the development of which had earlier signed by Roscosmos and RSC “Energia”, is proposed to be moved from 2022 to 2025-2026 years.

This is done so that the first launches of the missile marked the beginning of flight tests of the heavy media, elements of which will be “Soyuz-5”. These limits are set out in the existing Federal space program for funding the development of the “Soyuz-5”.

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