Dmitry Rogozin, the General Director of Roscosmos, responded on Facebook to the owner of the Kazakh Rocket and Space Company Baikonur, Dauren Musa, who introduced himself as the owner of an almost ready-made flight model of the Soviet reusable Buran spacecraft, RIA Novosti reports.
"You are personally responsible for the condition of these unique machines, but you have not done anything for their proper storage," the general director of the state corporation said.
According to him, the subsequent finding of two "Burans" and a superheavy rocket "Energia-M" in the buildings on Baikonur "threatens to lose the materiel". "You should not write nasty things about the Russian rocket and space industry, in which you do not understand anything, but assess the risks of your, in my opinion, irresponsible behavior as a bad owner of these unique machines," Rogozin stressed.
The manager added that Moscow does not plan to export the Buran without the permission of Astana. Rogozin noted that Russian specialists regularly assess the technical condition of two " Burans "and one"Energia-M". "And these estimates are disappointing," the head of the state corporation said.
In his opinion, Musa uses reports in the press to inflame passions. Rogozin expressed hope that " Burans "will" find a more caring owner" or force their current owners "to invest at least one tenge in the preservation of exhibits of world significance."
In September, the general director of the Baikonur Rocket and Space Company, Dauren Musa, said that his company owns the second flight model of the Soviet Buran . "They want to take it away, but who will give it to them? "he reacted to the news that the specialists of the Molniya research and production association are preparing to return the Buran to Russia.
Ivan Potapov