|
. | . |
|
by Staff Writers Moscow, Russia (Sputnik) Apr 17, 2015
Financing for Russia's federal space program through 2025 will be approximately $40 billion, the scientific technical council for Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. "Financing for the Federal Space Program-2025 is planned in the amount of 2 trillion rubles ($40 billion)," Roscosmos's press service said. Yuri Koptev, the head of the Roscosmos scientific and technical board, said the above-mentioned sum is the minimal amount required for achieving Russia's objectives in space. Late in March, Koptev said that Russian space project price estimates have risen on average by 27 percent due to the unfavorable economic situation. Roscosmos scientists have managed to cut some expenses. On Tuesday, Roscosmos head Igor Komarov told President Vladimir Putin that the agency has decreased planned design expenditure estimates for a super-heavy rocket tenfold, from $11.5 billion to $1.15 billion. The Russian Federal Space Program for 2016-2025 is expected to be submitted to the government by June 10, 2015. It will include a number of ambitious projects such as a full-scale moon exploration program.
Source: Sputnik International
Related Links Roscosmos Station and More at Roscosmos S.P. Korolev RSC Energia Russian Space News
|
|
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service. |