Yuri Borisov, head of the Roscosmos state corporation, named the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments (NIITP) as the main culprit of the postponement of Russian rocket launches to 2023. He made this statement in an interview with the portal. ProKosmos.
According to Borisov, the company is working to “solve” bottlenecks, mainly this institute.
“If by 2023 they produced an average of two or three sets of instruments per year to support space launches, last year they produced more than ten,” he said.
He said Roscosmos’ task for 2024 is to ensure the rhythmic operation of the company “to avoid delays in satellite launches.”
“The main task this year is to complete the entire launch program. “In fact, it also determines the financial and economic position of the sector,” he emphasized.
Before that Borisov statedThat a market is needed to create the Russian analogue of SpaceX.
early Roscosmos saidWhen the Soyuz-5 rocket was launched.