Flying on a launch vehicle with a reusable block, such as the Falcon 9 or the Super Heavy of the American company SpaceX, is associated with possible risks. Sergei Tsybin, one of the creators of the orbital spacecraft “Buran”, said: RIA NewsHe said he would not allow such a space expedition.
“I would not sign a manned launch on a reusable unit,” said the deputy flight director for automatic flight control system (ACS) Buran.
Tsybin noted the “completely different understanding” of American engineers regarding safety requirements. Drawing an analogy with civilian aircraft, he added that “a lot of things are not taken into account” in the United States. According to the creator of Buran, American experts believe that in the event of a plane crash in 10 years, paying compensation to relatives will be cheaper than carrying hundreds of extra kilograms of structures on hundreds of planes.
SpaceX in early September sent The Pentagon is sending satellites into space.
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle, which includes the Crew Dragon ship previously developed by SpaceX, started From the spaceport in Florida.