Russia can save money by effectively using the backlog of Soviet programs, explained the Roscosmos Institute.
The cost of a flight to the moon in the Russian spacecraft Orel is four times less than the American Orion. On Wednesday, July 27, TASS reports in connection with the economic research institute of Roscosmos – Agat Organization.
They recalled that NASA astronauts were scheduled to fly to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. They will be carried out by a crew of four on the Orion spacecraft launched using the Space Launch System super-heavy rocket.
“Preliminary estimates of the cost of such a launch are about $ 4 billion. It should be noted that the study of a similar task for the flight of four people on a manned transport ship Orel (undergoing ground experimental testing ), launched with a Yenisei super-heavy class rocket (the project is being developed), showed the possibility of solving these tasks at least four times cheaper,” said the institute.
It is argued that such an indicator was achieved through the effective use of the backlog of Soviet programs and the initial development, based on economic considerations.
It should be noted that the space manned spacecraft Orel (former name – Federation) was created as part of the Russian lunar program. It is planned that its testing will begin in 2022. The first launch of Orel on the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is being prepared for April-June 2024. The first manned flight may take place in 2025.
At the same time, in September 2021, it was reported that Russia stopped developing a rocket for flights to the moon.
And on July 13, it became known that Roskosmos had completely abandoned preparations for flights to the moon. Instead, the state corporation will provide communications for the military, as well as sounding the Earth.
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