RIA Novosti reported with reference to sources in the space industry announces plans for the Russian Space Agency, Dmitry Rogozin to hold a kind of reformatting the existing strategy of development of Russian cosmonautics. celebrated, it reformats associated primarily with the desire to achieve a certain saving in the industry. What specifically in question?
According to news agency, Dmitry Rogozin intends to make significant changes in the federal target program "Development of the Russian cosmodrome". This program started in work in 2016 year and is designed for up to 2025 of the year. The plans of the Russian Space Agency - postponement of the implementation of the FTP.
One of the transfer points - terms of creation and flight tests of advanced rockets and spacecraft. One such project is the manned spacecraft "Federation". It was originally conceived as a vehicle for delivery of crew and cargo to the ISS, as well as the prospective lunar orbital station. anticipated, that the "Federation" will make a flight pattern 2020 year, and the first unmanned test hold in 2022 year.
Now it is proposed "not to force" and postpone Flight "Federation" test for at least 4 of the year. what explains?
Said the source RIA Novosti, in that case "Federation" will be testing together with superheavy booster in 2026-2027 years. It supposedly will save money and carefully crafted program of future manned missions.
It is important to note, that existing programs for the development of space centers have undergone cuts: instead of the original trillion rubles in the financial part of the federal program brought to values 340 billions.
