The Soviet space legacy is falling apart! What lies behind the sale of the "Energia" rocket?
Putin is looking for his own Elon Musk.
August 29, Russian newspaper article.
The Russian Space Agency denied information about selling the "Energia" rocket manufacturing company to private individuals.
According to an interviewee from the agency, the new general manager, Maltsev, is working with a team of companies to solve problems left behind.
According to Maltsev, this project, created during the Soviet era by Korolev and other Soviet rocket builders, has run out by today.
In all major projects, promises were not fulfilled, and all deadlines were postponed.
The general manager believes that hundreds of millions in debt and loan interest "devour" the company's budget, making it difficult to pay salaries normally and most importantly - to produce "products".
Some employees have lost their motivation and collective sense of responsibility.
Maltsev called out: "Don't sit idle, but fight for the factory, God will do it for us!"
However, Gagarin said he didn't see God in the sky.
Russia's experience with private manned spaceflight has been more negative.
Recently, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FNS) forced the closure of a private space company engaged in the development of light rockets and satellite constellations.
NASA funds are distributed among many startups, hoping at least one will succeed and eventually recoup costs.
Interestingly, this American model is the Soviet Union's "socialist competition" practice in the space field, where different design bureaus were required to complete the same task, and the best project was refined with all developers involved.
Unlike the United States, Russia has strict accountability for every ruble spent, resulting in often neither money nor results.
Which path will be successful - the oligarch Potanin supported by the president, or the recent unlucky heirs of Korolev, time will tell.
Of course, provided that the remnants of the Soviet space power can last until that moment.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1841744387337224/
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