USA reliant on Russia. NASA: We extend the contract for manned flights into space – Gazeta Wyborcza

 

         
 
     

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

The US space agency NASA announced that it has extended a contract with Russia on transport American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Due to budget cuts delayed the American alternative flight program.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The contract extension for 2017 years means that at that time the United States will continue to be completely dependent on Russia when it comes to flying astronauts to the ISS. For the opportunity to send people into space the United States will pay the Russians nearly half a billion dollars. In a letter to Congress, NASA chief Charles Bolden stated that, for the six seats in Soyuz ships, the US Agency will have to pay Russia for a total of $ 490 million, nearly 82 million (over 10 million more than before) the place.

Americans do not they had little choice. From off in 2011 with the use of US shuttles are the only Russians have a proven technology that allows sending a man into space – Soyuz ships.

NASA announced on Wednesday that Congress not to grant sufficient funds for the development of commercial and postponed the US space program opportunity of flights from the United States. Had in this respect to subsidize companies Boeing and SpaceX, which could pursue human spaceflight.

As noted Bolden, NASA had hoped to launch flights from the USA at the end of 2017 but budget proposals the House of Representatives and the Senate threatened ago program. – As a result, you should expect more delays and higher costs – warned the head of NASA.

The renewal of the agreement with Russia on flights to the ISS falls to the tightening of relations between the two countries and applied to the US sanctions on Moscow in connection with the its role in the conflict in Ukraine.

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