Russia leads the number of launches to space

Russian Rocket and Space Corporation Energia on January 4 reported that Russia plans to launch 10 spacecraft in 2010, including four Union ships - TMA carrying astronauts and six ships Progress. goods to the International Space Station (ISS).

The group also said tests for a series of Combined spacecraft - the new TMA will begin in 2010.

Russia's M-03M Progress space shuttle is launched on Baikonur space airport in Kazakhstan.(Photo: en.rian.ru)

In addition, the group will complete the preliminary design of "manned transport system", a project to develop new-generation passenger spacecraft in 2010. New generation spacecraft capable of carrying Six astronauts, expected to be launched from the Oriental space airport in Russia's Amua province.

Russia also plans to bring Rang Dong MIM1 experimental module, weighing 7.9 tons, to ISS in 2010 to conduct a series of scientific experiments, mainly on biotechnology and hydrology.

Meanwhile, Director of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, Anatoly Perminov said that in 2009, Russia set a new world record for the number of spacecraft launches, breaking its own record achieved in 2008.

In 2009, Russia made 33 launches, bringing 52 devices, including 13 satellites in the Federal Space Program, to orbit, accounting for 43% of the worldwide launch times, half of the launch times. America.

In 2008, Russia's number of launches was 27 and 2007 at 26. In 2009, Russia from Friday rose to the fourth in the world for investment in space programs (after the US, European Union, China). Russia currently has 63 dual-function (social-scientific) devices that operate on orbit.

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Sobyanin, Russia is capable of gaining up to 50% of the global space equipment trade market.