Sagintayev: the construction of RSC "Baiterek" will begin in 2021
Michael Egorin. The construction of the Kazakh-Russian rocket-space complex (RSC) "Baiterek" at the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled to begin in 2021, in the form of base you will use the rocket " Angara ", told correspondents at Baikonur 1st Vice Premier of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev.
On Tuesday the official representative of Roscosmos Igor Burenkov said Fins news that at Baikonur began to discuss the possible implementation of the project " Baiterek ". However, according to his statement, to talk about " how everything will be built from a position of financial and organizational, as long as premature." Burenkov noted that these issues are being discussed, But about some specific arrangements, the Ministry announced.
"We have long said about when you actually will begin our" Baiterek ", long spoke about It and argued, well today We are, in principle, completely agreed about the fact that the beginning of construction of the complex We have identified for 2021, " said Sagintayev correspondents at Baikonur after the negotiations with the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin.
The Minister recalled that the parties had previously discussed the possibility of creating SRC "Baiterek" on the basis of the carrier rocket " Zenit ", But this topic has been removed from the agenda due to the worsening of the situation in Ukraine." due to the fact that the situation escalated in Ukraine, and our third partner was the Ukrainian side, this question too has disappeared, " said 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
"for this reason today We are talking about what We "Baiterek" will develop on the basis of the carrier rocket " Angara ". Because of this We are up to 2021 will be obliged to prepare all the technical basis. It is absorbed as preparation of feasibility and other documents, and training", he said. According to Sagintayev, in the process of the past in this day of talks, the Russian side agreed that the Kazakh Experts will be involved in the launch of the carrier rocket "proton" to gain relevant experience.
Space rocket complex "Baiterek" - launched in 2004, the project of Kazakhstan and Russia to build at Baikonur patterns for launches environmentally-friendly launch vehicles. It is planned that in case of its realization will be possible to abandon the carrier rocket "proton" using toxic components of fuel.
from the outset it was expected the new Angara rocket. But later, due to increased costs, delay the project for several years and the decision on the launch vehicle "Angara" from the cosmodrome " East ", the project was refocused on the use of the rocket "Zenit" Ukrainian production. Due to the unstable political situation in Ukraine in the summer of 2014 the project was suspended again. Now the investigation of implementation options based on Russian launch vehicles, and the most appropriate option again became " the Hangar ".
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