With the available funding, it is impossible to increase the volume of research in low-Earth orbit, said Alexander Derechin, Deputy General Director of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, speaking at the international Gagarin Conference, TASS reports.
According to him, the RSC is in a situation where those who "control finances" say that "finances cannot be increased, and it is necessary to adhere to the volumes that exist now." "We cannot stick to the finances that are allocated today. It's impossible. If we want to expand research in low orbit, we cannot but see a significant increase in financial requirements — they will not decrease, " the deputy director said.
In August, Dmitry Baranov, general director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), said that the situation around the planned frequency of launches of the Soyuz-5 medium rocket being created remains uncertain.
In the same month, the general designer of RSC Energia, Vladimir Solovyov, said that about 80 percent of the onboard systems of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) were worn out.
Ivan Potapov
