The authorities of the United Arab Emirates have expressed interest in acquiring international project " Sea launch ", in which the floating spaceport held rocket " Zenit ", said a Source in the rocket and space industry.
"The UAE has adopted its own national interest in this project. The Russian side with them several meetings were held, but now the intensity of contacts decreased, " said the source of the news Agency, adding that the loss of interest from commissioners UAE is associated with a decrease in the prices of petroleum products. The source added that the UAE, which has got its own space Agency, only two years earlier, it would be beneficial to get ready for space infrastructure, highly qualified experts and famous in the market of launch services brand's own portfolio of applications. Explanations of RSC Energia and the Federal space Agency on the issue to get until failed. In the last month of summer 2014 "Sea launch" time has stopped operations until mid-2015. In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin did not exclude that "Sea launch" probably migrated to Brazil. on 14 January, the press service of the United rocket and space Corporation said that the management of the Corporation is considering the possibility of replacing the Russian-Ukrainian rocket "Zenit" in the project "Sea launch" Russian carrier rocket " Angara "." according to the calculations It can be, but very expensive, " he expressed his opinion to the newspaper VIEW, the scientific head of the Moscow space club Ivan Moiseev. International Firm "Sea launch" was founded in 1995 with the assistance of the American organization of Boeing, Russian Energia, Norwegian Kvaerner and Ukrainian plants Yuzhnoye and Yuzhmash. It is the largest international commercial project creation and operation of rocket-space complex marine placement. Firm and same floating launch site was created in order to bring to life the idea of launching rockets from the equator.


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