Friday, April 17, 2015

The first manned launch from Baikonur East postponed to a later date – BFM.Ru

Patriotic manned station will be in orbit by 2023.

The first manned launch from Baikonur East transferred from 2018 to a later date and will be implemented by means of carrier rocket “Angara- A5V “reports” Kommersant ».

Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Head of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Igor Komarov, arguing that it makes no sense to create a new spaceport infrastructure for legacy and launch vehicles “Soyuz”, whose mission is, therefore, to be completed in nine years with the ISS.

The establishment of national manned station also solved positively: it must be in orbit by 2023. However, the task of the new station is not yet specified. Speaking in a straight line, Vladimir Putin was limited by stating that it would have “great economic and any other special meaning».

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