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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: mlorrey on 03/19/2009 10:27 pm

Title: Russian Space Budget Cuts
Post by: mlorrey on 03/19/2009 10:27 pm

http://aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/RUSCUT031909.xml&headline=Russian%20Defense%20Cuts%20Could%20Affect%20Space&channel=defense

Title: Re: Russian Space Budget Cuts
Post by: fregate on 03/24/2009 06:17 am

Not sure about budget cuts.
As usual ROSKOSMOS has a unique roadmap for a budget-related issues there are 2 tenders announced: 

http://www.roscosmos.ru/DocDoSele.asp?DocID=280&ShowAdm=
Subject of the contract:
Comprehensive System and Design research of scientific and technical problems and the development of proposals on the development of the space capability of Russia, the creation of space means of transportation, in the period until 2025 in the interests of social and economic sphere, science and national security in accordance with the mid-term priorities of social & economical policy under constraints  of the foretasted long-term budgetary resources

CODE  R&D MAGISTRAL' - 2. 
Contract Price 2 003 000 000 rubles
Contract duration 2009 – 2010.

http://www.roscosmos.ru/DocDoSele.asp?DocID=313&ShowAdm=
Subject of the contract:
Creation of the prospective new generation space manned transport system for a technical of the orbital manned stations, prospective manned space complexes and other objects of near-earth orbital group (The preliminary design). 

CODE  R&D PPTS.
Contract Price  800 000 000 rubles.
Contract duration  March 2009 – June 2010.

FYI Exchange rate for today is US$1 ~33.3034 rubles
Do you math,  gentlemen.