It seems to me that if the launch of the Nauka module for the ISS keeps moving into the far distance and the imminent halting of the (lucrative) taxi rides for the western countries, there seems to be little point in a Russian manned programme.
...Western observers are often (always) overestimating the impact of NASA seats-buying on Roscosmos budget. In reality, it is almost nothing.
https://ria.ru/20190123/1549747583.htmlGoogle translationQuoteThe launch of the unmanned Soyuz was supposed on September 12, but according to a new plan it is scheduled for August 22. And now the ship will spend 12 days on the ISS, not 32,” the agency’s source said.
The launch of the unmanned Soyuz was supposed on September 12, but according to a new plan it is scheduled for August 22. And now the ship will spend 12 days on the ISS, not 32,” the agency’s source said.
But what you forget is that NASA is not "buying seats" on Soyuz. NASA is actually FUNDING two Soyuz missions per year. ...
...So, next year, NASA will stop giving money, but Roscosmos will no longer have to build two of the four annual rockets and spaceships.
Re: Anik G2V--it does not exist.Ron Sanchez, ILS communications, replied to my inquiry yesterday by e-mail. There is no Anik G2V.Also, he verbally confirmed that Yamal-601 is a Khrunichev launch (federal/government), not ILS.I've modified my Proton mini-schedule up-thread as per the above information.EDIT 1/29
IIRC, price per seat on Soyuz for NASA in 2018 was about $82 M; per year it gives 82*6 = $492 M.And again - IIRC - for year 2018 Russian federal funding for space industry was about $1.5 B.So it's more like quarter than "almost nothing" - of course, if I did not mess up the numbers
Two such projects are currently under development at IKI. The first is Chibis-AI (atmosphere-ionosphere). He will receive more advanced equipment for the study of thunderstorm processes. The second is the "Trabant." Translated from German, this word means "companion", "satellite", the name was coined in honor of the first satellite. The device will be highly sensitive equipment to investigate electromagnetic variations in the ionosphere. Both satellites can be launched after 2020.
Quote from: smoliarm on 01/22/2019 04:46 pmIIRC, price per seat on Soyuz for NASA in 2018 was about $82 M; per year it gives 82*6 = $492 M.And again - IIRC - for year 2018 Russian federal funding for space industry was about $1.5 B.So it's more like quarter than "almost nothing" - of course, if I did not mess up the numbers The appropriated 2018 funding for civilian space activities was 181.76 billion roubles = $2.75 billion.
The Russian-German Space Observatory Spectrum-RG (X-ray) will be launched into space on June 21, a source at the Baikonur cosmodrome told RIA Novosti.
MOSCOW, January 31 - RIA News. The launch of the Soyuz MS-14 unmanned spacecraft is scheduled for August 2019, the Russian Designer General Academician Yevgeny Mikrin told RIA Novosti.
From an interview with the Director General of NPO Lavochkin:https://www.laspace.ru/press/news/person/20190131_interview/Google translate:Quote01/31/2019Interview of Vladimir Afanasyevich Kolmykov, Director General of NPO Lavochkin, for the corporate newspaper Novator on the results of the enterprise’s activities for 2018, product quality, production modernization, personnel policy and priorities for 2019. ...- What tasks do you consider priorities for the current year?- Of course, the most important priority is to ensure the launches of our spacecraft. This year we are to launch the orbital astrophysical observatory "Spectr-RG", the hydrometeorological satellite "Electro-L" No. 3.In addition, in 2019, according to our plan, we have to provide 17 launches of spacecraft with our Fregat accelerating units from four spaceports located in different geographical areas. This is a huge responsibility to our customers.We have to perform a large amount of work on the manufacture of the Luna-Glob landing gear, the Arktika-M hydrometeorological satellite, as well as the landing module and the landing platform of the ExoMars 2020 mission with the subsequent shipment of the material part to Europe for further work. ...
01/31/2019Interview of Vladimir Afanasyevich Kolmykov, Director General of NPO Lavochkin, for the corporate newspaper Novator on the results of the enterprise’s activities for 2018, product quality, production modernization, personnel policy and priorities for 2019. ...- What tasks do you consider priorities for the current year?- Of course, the most important priority is to ensure the launches of our spacecraft. This year we are to launch the orbital astrophysical observatory "Spectr-RG", the hydrometeorological satellite "Electro-L" No. 3.In addition, in 2019, according to our plan, we have to provide 17 launches of spacecraft with our Fregat accelerating units from four spaceports located in different geographical areas. This is a huge responsibility to our customers.We have to perform a large amount of work on the manufacture of the Luna-Glob landing gear, the Arktika-M hydrometeorological satellite, as well as the landing module and the landing platform of the ExoMars 2020 mission with the subsequent shipment of the material part to Europe for further work. ...
http://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=500789Google translationQuoteAccording to the published schedule of planned launches, in 2020 Progress stations should be sent to the station in February, June, September and December.
According to the published schedule of planned launches, in 2020 Progress stations should be sent to the station in February, June, September and December.
"Two decades behind schedule"? Was the MLM Nauka really targeted initially for launch in year 2000?