Russia has refused to cooperate with the United States in the space field, including joint plans for the development of the Moon, He said in an interview on RT Roskosmos head Dmitry Rogozin.
Last year, Moscow and Washington signed a memorandum of plans to create a lunar orbital station.
According to Rogozin, important, that at this "lunar path" all marched in the tracks, and not left to the side. Any in the other direction can lead to situations freelance, why Russian specialists and collaborating with the Americans, he added.
Russia will continue to work - as the space was, and remains, area outside sanctions, said the head of the Russian Space Agency.
Touching upon the cosmodrome "East", he said, that he demanded from his subordinates to review the plans he starts missiles. This year, it carried only one start, and even that for technical reasons postponed from the end of 2017 of the year.
Until the end of the year, According to him, scheduled to take place more 2 launches, but the timing of their implementation are still under question. It is not excluded, that they can be transferred to 2019 year.
While in the schedule - the launch in December of this year, two sensing devices "Canopus" and weather satellite "Meteor".
Built in the forest for a short time a modern spaceport, Now it is necessary to actively use, Rogozin stressed.
Therefore, we plan to, not two launches per year will be, but in general we have intended to enter the monthly starts with “Eastern”, he said.
Roskosmos head said also, that in case of realization of this task, Young professionals, arrived at the launch site of the big cities, be able to feel its relevance.
