Fly in a dream and the moon

As he became known to "Kommersant", "Roscosmos" has updated the state's policy in the field of space activities. The relevant instructions given by President Vladimir Putin in July 2018. Among the new priorities in space, it is planned to increase the competitiveness of sector-specific products in the global market, to minimize the effects of sanctions, to cooperate fully with China and India, as well as conducting manned flights to the moon. This is the first document in five years describing Russia's space strategy for the period up to 2030.

The fact that Roskosmos has drafted an updated draft of "Fundamental Principles of Russian Federation Space Policy for the Period to 2030" has revealed to Kommersant several sources of public society and the machinery of government. According to them, the document was developed on the instructions of Vladimir Putin of July 28, 2018, which he gave after a meeting with the rulers of the state company Roscosmos. The president approved the previous version of the fundamental principles of space policy in April 2013, which has long demanded a renewal, said Kommersant interlocutors. It was proposed that five proposals for amendments to the document be sent to five ministries and departments: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Communications and Mbad Media, Roshydromet, the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Defense. Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). For the moment, the project has been agreed with all the departments and management of Roskosmos, one of the sector interlocutors added to Kommersant. The state company declined to comment on the document.

In the project that he familiarized with "Kommersant", it is proposed to expand the priorities of state policy in the space field. Thus, in addition to the country's guaranteed access to space from its territory, the most important issue is to consider increasing the competitiveness of domestic space products and services in domestic and external markets.

Added development priority private public partnerships, as well as improved interaction with development institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises and compliance with international obligations.

If previously, the preparation of inhabited flights to "planets and other bodies of the solar system" was considered a priority, it is now essentially the circumlunar space and the Moon, then other objects in the space.

The fundamental principles of state policy will be restored with the "instructions for implementation" prescribed in addition to the priorities set out above. The creation of promising launch vehicles, the deployment of space vehicle orbital groups for various purposes is particularly emphasized; the implementation of scientific programs, the study of the Moon, as well as other planets and body system; efficient use of the International Space Station and the creation of a new generation of spacecraft to enable manned launches on the Moon by 2030.

It was proposed to remove the project launches with the help of Ukrainian Zenit missiles. Particular attention is paid to the maintenance and creation of ground infrastructure to ensure the launch of Russian carriers Proton, Soyuz and Angara, as well as promising startup blocks for environmentally friendly fuel components of the environment. The new version of the document has updated the tasks of Roscosmos for the modernization and equipment of the Vostochny Cosmodrome by 2020. Among them is the beginning of the creation of rocket complexes with launchers a heavy clbad, a heavy clbad of increased payload and a super-heavy clbad, as well as the development of promising space rocket complexes, including the middle clbad of the new generation and the super-heavy clbad. It is supposed to start using them until 2030 to launch spacecraft as part of various programs. An important innovation is the provision of a "24/7 all round monitoring" on the territory of the Russian Federation by 2030 by deploying a large-scale group of spacecraft, by developing orbital construction and updating the staff of the GLONASS orbital group with the transition to the use of new generation devices, as well as the implementation of the project 'Digital Earth.

The draft document proposes to pay particular attention to international cooperation, in particular "in the interest of offsetting the negative effects of sanctions restrictions" with the largest space powers in development.

China is mentioned separately. This cooperation makes it possible to broaden the scope for international cooperation and to compensate for the risks badociated with a lower level of contacts with Western countries, as well as India as one of the most ambitious players in outer space. In the same vein, it is important to maintain contacts within the framework of ICAO and WMO and to develop the GLONASS international segment.

According to "Kommersant", the document will soon be examined by the government and, in the absence of comments, will approve the new version of the strategy. It has also been proposed to engage in "the maintenance of national security by improving the level of planning and implementation of development programs. space rocket technology.

Alexandra Djordjevic, Ivan Safronov