december
21-04-2007, 08:12 PM
Russian Space Agency ready to send Abramovich around Moon
21/ 04/ 2007
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MOSCOW, Apri 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Space Agency is ready to send Russia's richest man, London-based Roman Abramovich, on a flight around the Moon for $300 million after 2010.
"Some press reports have said Roman Abramovich has submitted his candidacy for flying around the Moon for $300 million," Anatoly Perminov, head of the agency, said. "The figure is attractive, and ... we will consider the proposal after 2010."
Perminov said until 2009 all space tourist flights had been signed up.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070421/64115289.html
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Head of the Russian Space Agency Anatoly Perminov
The Russian Space Agency (RKA) was formed after the breakup of the former Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Soviet space program. The RKA uses the technology and launch sites that belonged to the former Soviet space program. Currently, the RKA has centralized control of Russia's civilian space program, including all manned and unmanned nonmilitary space flights.
Programs
The highest profile program that the RKA is currently flying is the MIR Space Station. You can see where the MIR is now with Liftoff's Spacecraft Tracking System, or our current MIR location page. In addition, the Russian Space Agency is one of our Partners in the International Space Station program. A past program that was pursued by the former Soviet space agency was the shuttle Buran program. The Soviet space program was also the first nation to launch a satellite into orbit (Sputnik I) and competed against the United States in the race to the moon.
Administration
The RKA is headed by Yuri Koptev (pictured, top left), whose duties roughly parallel that of the NASA Administrator. The RKA employs about 300 people, as much of the work is contracted out. The prime contractor used by the RKA is the Energiya Rocket and Space Complex, which owns and operates the Mission Control Center in Kaliningrad and operates the Mir space station. Energiya developed the powerful Energiya booster which is a heavy launch vehicle and was used to propel the shuttle Buran into space.
Launch Control
The military counterpart of the RKA is the Military Space Forces (VKS). The VKS controls Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facility. The RKA and VKS share control of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where the RKA reimburses the VKS for the wages of many of the flight controllers during civilian launches. The RKA and VKS also share control of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
http://www.federalspace.ru/index.asp?Lang=ENG
21/ 04/ 2007
http://www.esa.int/images/Dordain_Perminov_09_12_2005_L.jpg
MOSCOW, Apri 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Space Agency is ready to send Russia's richest man, London-based Roman Abramovich, on a flight around the Moon for $300 million after 2010.
"Some press reports have said Roman Abramovich has submitted his candidacy for flying around the Moon for $300 million," Anatoly Perminov, head of the agency, said. "The figure is attractive, and ... we will consider the proposal after 2010."
Perminov said until 2009 all space tourist flights had been signed up.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070421/64115289.html
http://www.interfax.ru/img/tema/exclusive/perminov1.jpg
Head of the Russian Space Agency Anatoly Perminov
The Russian Space Agency (RKA) was formed after the breakup of the former Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Soviet space program. The RKA uses the technology and launch sites that belonged to the former Soviet space program. Currently, the RKA has centralized control of Russia's civilian space program, including all manned and unmanned nonmilitary space flights.
Programs
The highest profile program that the RKA is currently flying is the MIR Space Station. You can see where the MIR is now with Liftoff's Spacecraft Tracking System, or our current MIR location page. In addition, the Russian Space Agency is one of our Partners in the International Space Station program. A past program that was pursued by the former Soviet space agency was the shuttle Buran program. The Soviet space program was also the first nation to launch a satellite into orbit (Sputnik I) and competed against the United States in the race to the moon.
Administration
The RKA is headed by Yuri Koptev (pictured, top left), whose duties roughly parallel that of the NASA Administrator. The RKA employs about 300 people, as much of the work is contracted out. The prime contractor used by the RKA is the Energiya Rocket and Space Complex, which owns and operates the Mission Control Center in Kaliningrad and operates the Mir space station. Energiya developed the powerful Energiya booster which is a heavy launch vehicle and was used to propel the shuttle Buran into space.
Launch Control
The military counterpart of the RKA is the Military Space Forces (VKS). The VKS controls Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome launch facility. The RKA and VKS share control of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where the RKA reimburses the VKS for the wages of many of the flight controllers during civilian launches. The RKA and VKS also share control of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
http://www.federalspace.ru/index.asp?Lang=ENG