In addition, according to Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, the Russian Federation has too strict rules for choosing a performer and there are laws that define competitive procedures
MOSCOW, December 16. /tass/. The legislation on space activities should simplify the transfer of technology from the state to private space companies and soften the rules for selecting a contractor in tenders. This opinion was expressed by the Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs Sergey Krikalev at a meeting in the Federation Council dedicated to improving legislation in the field of space activities in order to create a space services market.
"From the point of view of legal regulation, it will be necessary to think about such issues as simplifying the transfer of data from the state to private companies," Krikalev said.
According to him, a similar process is taking place in the United States. "The developments that were made by the state in the person of NASA were transferred to private companies so that they would not reinvent the wheel. And this gave them a certain advantage at the start so that they could continue to withdraw the price," he explained.
In addition, according to Krikalev, Russia has too strict rules for choosing a performer and there are laws that define competitive procedures. "If we follow the rules of Federal Law 44 to choose only one company from different companies, the same companies that have been engaged in the same topic for many years will continue to win. The same "Energy" has the greatest experience in the manned program. If we take into account only the criterion that takes into account experience and the availability of human resources, we will only have the same results. We need to simplify such things in some way," he said.
According to Krikalev, from the point of view of Roscosmos, commercialization should involve the involvement of more commercial companies in the activities. In addition, in order to activate the activities of private companies, it is necessary to reduce risks and make them statistically stable.
"When we continue to talk about how to improve legislation, we may need a more precise definition of who is doing what. The state structure, perhaps, should not be engaged in making money. When they say, let's commercialize cosmonautics further than selling seats on existing ships, sometimes to the detriment of our national program, the fantasy does not go further," said the executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs.