The Soyuz-5 carrier rocket, which is currently being developed in Russia, will be build in a manned version and a simplified version for commercial payload launches, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said in an exclusive interview with Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 02nd November, 2018) The Soyuz-5 carrier rocket, which is currently being developed in Russia, will be build in a manned version and a simplified version for commercial payload launches, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said in an exclusive interview with Sputnik.
"The work on the Soyuz-5 rocket will be conducted in two directions. On the one hand, the Energia corporation will develop a rocket for a new piloted spacecraft, while the second version of this rocket, which is more commercial and lighter, will be developed by S7," Rogozin said.
"They will make a rocket based on solutions under the Soyuz-5 project ... it will be cheaper. It will be also fit for launches from the Sea Launch platform," he added.
