The maximum amount of funds to pay for the state contract should not exceed 41.7 billion rublesMOSCOW, October 26.
/tass/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that allows Roscosmos to conclude a contract in 2023 for the performance of experimental design work (R&D), the result of which will be, among other things, the sending of astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023-2027. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the legal information portal.
"To allow the state corporation <...> Roscosmos to conclude in 2023 <...> a state contract for the implementation of experimental design work "Flight control of the International Space Station and the Russian Orbital Station. Implementation of the program of scientific and applied research and experiments. Logistical support for the operation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station and the Russian orbital Station. Transport and technical support for the Russian segment of the International Space Station and the Russian orbital station, simulator support for cosmonaut training (ISS (Operation))," the document says.
It clarifies that the ROC will be carried out in the part concerning the transport and technical support of the Russian segment of the ISS. "The planned results of the work are the implementation of transport and technical support for the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the period 2023-2027, including the delivery to the station and the return to Earth of cosmonauts of the Russian Federation, as well as the delivery to the station of fuel and cargo necessary to ensure the flight of the station and the implementation of a long-term program of targeted work," the statement says. disposal.
ROC involves the manufacture and completion of spacecraft (manned Soyuz MS and cargo Progress MS), their launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome and post-flight maintenance.
The deadline for the execution of works is November 15, 2027. The maximum amount of funds to pay for the state contract should not exceed 41.7 billion rubles, including in 2023 - no more than 2 billion rubles, in 2024 - no more than 4.77 billion rubles, in 2025 - no more than 13.99 billion rubles, in 2026 - no more than 10.47 billion rubles, in 2027 - no more than 10.4 billion rubles, is listed in the order.
The order of work on the ISS is regulated by an intergovernmental agreement of the participating countries, at the moment it implies the use of the station until the end of 2024. Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, reported that Russia considers it possible to extend the operation of the Russian segment of the ISS until the deployment of the national station in the minimum configuration - until 2028.
In early October, Roscosmos Executive Director for Manned Space Programs Sergey Krikalev expressed hope that a decision on extending Russia's participation in the ISS project after 2024 could be made next year.
