The project "Sea launch" prepared to relocation from the USA to Russia
Starting platform of the project "Sea launch" belonging to the group S7, prepared for shipment from the USA to the Russian Federation, removing all foreign equipment, said Last news two sources in the aerospace industry and in government.
Starting platform of the project "Sea launch" belonging to the group S7, prepared for shipment from the USA to the Russian Federation, removing all foreign equipment, said Last news two sources in the aerospace industry and in government.
according to the interviewer Agency in the aerospace industry, with platform Odyssey dismantled the equipment manufactured in the USA and Ukraine, preparing it for relocation to the far East.
These data confirmed the source of the Last news in the government. The story is about information and communication equipment of the organization Boeing and launch equipment for the rocket "Zenit" from " Yuzhmash." It is stored in the home port of Sea launch in long beach.
According to the interviewees, the ship is ready to move to the Russian Federation, However a permit is required to relocate from the state Department of the United States." Dialogues are conducted ", - said the interviewer.
Last news failed to comment to the press service of the group S7 and management S7 Space. Roskosmos did not explain the data because the spaceport is owned by a private organization.
first about the fact that the project is expected to place in the far East, said the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. Location may be a port at Bolshoi Kamen near Vladivostok.
This is not the 1st case when we consider the idea of rebase "Sea launch" to the far East. Question about changing the port was discussed in 2013 and 2015. Then in the locations of the launch platform and command ship was considered Vladivostok, Sovetskaya Gavan, the Crimea and Vietnam. In the end the project in 2016, was sold to the group S7. It is planned to restore the starter operation and ordered the Ukrainian rocket " Zenit ".
in April 2018, the group S7 has closed the acquisition of a property complex of the project " Sea launch ", becoming the full owner of the floating spaceport. The total amount of the contract, including the withdrawal of conservation, is estimated at 150 million dollars. However, the Starting operation, the company never continued.
during the acquisition the group S7 has got all the property complex of the project " Sea launch ": the ship Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey platform with the installed equipment missile segment ground equipment at the home port of long beach and intellectual property rights owned by the organization Sea Launch, including trademark.
Floating cosmodrome "Sea launch" mothballed in 2014, when he was made the last, the 36th start. The work was stopped due to the deterioration of Russian-Ukrainian relations.
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