the Russian assistance in the delivery of American astronauts to the International space station (ISS) is priceless. This was stated by the CEO of the state Corporation “Rosatom” Dmitry Rogozin, commenting on the recent launch of the manned spacecraft Crew Dragon.
From 2011 to the ISS, it was possible to fly only “Unions”. On the shoulders of the Russian manned space flight was a huge moral responsibility to humanity. “Left alone with the cosmos, we are fully and efficiently complied with the obligations to partners,” – said Rogozin in his column for Forbes.
According to him, the achievement of SpaceX does not detract from the achievements of domestic Astronautics. As Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian do not have prices because they are unique and property of mankind, and provided “Roscosmos” Americans the chance to save the flight opportunity, to deliver astronauts to the space station is invaluable, said Rogozin.
the Emergence of the US private spacecraft capable of delivering astronauts to the ISS, did not spoil the mood of the Russian Corporation. The fact that someone finally got his ship, does not mean that it was the abyss, Rogozin said. However, he noted that no words of gratitude to the “Union”, Soviet Russian developers and engineers working on the ship today, from the Americans was not.
on may 30 the company SpaceX sent into orbit a spacecraft Crew Dragon crew on Board. The next day a manned spacecraft with NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken docked to the ISS. After a successful docking, the crew transferred to the station.
