Monday, March 30, 2015

Igor Komarov: Roscosmos and NASA agreed to fly to the ISS until 2024 – Russian newspaper

About three hours talking at the launch site Baikonur head of Roscosmos Igor Komarov and NASA chief Charles Bolden? How will the ISS? How far into space looking Russia? This was on the “Business Breakfast” said the head of the Federal Space Agency, Igor Komarov, who came to the Editor “RG” after the successful launch of the unique Russian-American expedition to the ISS.

Igor, two of the new crew – Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and American astronaut Scott Kelly – will work at the station year (third – Gennady Padalka – will be back in six months). As heads of space agencies evaluate the significance of their mission?

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Igor Komarov : For Russians, it is not the first time such a long flight – the fifth. But the Americans do it the first such experiment. Both Russia and the United States attach great importance to it. This is not just a long-term stay in orbit. NASA will examine how space affects, weightlessness, microgravity Scott Kelly. He has a twin brother, Mark, also an astronaut, who will receive a similar load in a number of experiments on Earth. Probably in the history of science, this is the first such experience. During the annual flight will be carried out over 70 scientific experiments, of which about 50 brand new. The program is extensive, suggesting collaboration and sharing of equipment, exchange of research results. Expect that it will increase the efficiency of scientific experiments. This is the task of NASA, Roscosmos and before and before the European Space Agency.

After the launch at Baikonur, say three o’clock you talked with Mr. Bolden. It is true?

Igor Komarov: Yes. And given the fact that the number of participants in our conversation was limited, your awareness is a pleasant surprise.

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As far as we know, against the backdrop of harsh economic sanctions Roscosmos leaders agreed to continue the operation of the ISS until 2024?

Igor Komarov: The station has not exhausted its resources and it would be right to extend its operation until 2024. This is our common opinion. For my part, and Charles Bolden – with his will report it to the Governments of Russia and the United States. This issue we discussed with the European Space Agency, and they also reacted positively to the extension of the station. They will consider such a possibility in 2016.

American colleagues suggested to involve scientific experiments on the ISS big industrialists. We will also consider this possibility. I am sure that not all large corporations know about the experiments that can be conducted on the ISS. And they relate to, and medicine, and biology, and chemistry, and metallurgy …

We also talked about future projects. ISS, of course, is not eternal. This is the first one. And second, fundamental research and program missions to the Moon, Mars require huge costs. Together, we can solve more problems, less loading budget. Therefore, there is a common understanding that international cooperation must continue. The more that the development of deep space and the protection of the Earth from space threats – universal problem.

The Americans had a proposal to hold a series of annual operations. Do you plan to their continuation?

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Igor Komarov: One thing is clear: in order to prepare for a long expedition to Mars, to other missions, it is necessary to more fully and seriously explore the possibility of human exposure to conditions that they will face. However, the specific plans too early to speak.

You are no longer talking about cooperation. And what we are real competitors with the Americans?

Igor Komarov: Almost everything. For example, the efficiency of use of launch vehicle and spacecraft engines. And here we feel very good. Almost half of all carrier rockets, which now is, use motors that are produced in Russia. And about one third of all launch vehicles that exist in the world, as we do. If we talk about areas such as grouping spacecraft, manufacture of spacecraft, here we need to work very seriously. This is partly due to the state in which we was microelectronics.

Due to the failure of the US to supply chips for Russian satellites have increased their production time. Where is purchased chips? How to solve the problem of import substitution?

Igor Komarov: We understand that you need to organize production in the Russian Federation to ensure importonezavisimost in key areas. I must say that no country in the world produces fully the whole set of components, which in the rocket can be up to 10 thousand. On the spacecraft to do this is simply impossible in either the US or Europe. Used worldwide cooperation. But the key nodes or components we want to be importonezavisimymi to have such partners with whom it is unlikely that it will happen in principle that would changed our plans. And this is especially important due to the fact that the missile technology developed nebystro – five years or more. And on a number of projects and longer.

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