Unique floating cosmodrome " Sea launch " (Sea Launch), intended for commercial launches of launch vehicle Zenit-3SL " with satellites with mobile launch platform of the Equatorial Pacific ocean, has the opportunity to be mothballed until 2016, said Last news source in the space industry.

" The reason is that the production of launch vehicle Zenit-3SL " is hosted in the Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk, and the project " the Sea start " now has only four rockets of varying degrees of readiness. Himself a Ukrainian producer - Yuzhmash - would be happy to continue long-term mutually advantageous cooperation, but as long as it is not clear how in the future development of events in Ukraine it will develop ", - explained the head of the Department.

according to him, if the us-Russian-Ukrainian relations will not be able to stabilize soon be able to be made a conclusion about temporary preservation of Sea launch, at least until 2016.

" This means that the launch platform and command ship will continuously be in their home port in long beach, California. The number of teams providing preparation for launch planned to minimize several times, other Experts have the opportunity to be in standby mode. It is not This means that the launch facility will not become capable of entering into the ocean, just to prepare, if necessary, will take a longer time ", - concluded the head of the Department.

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