Roscosmos States The Obvious

Russian cosmonautics under huge financial restraints -- Roscosmos chief, TASS

"Russian cosmonautics lacks the funds that were available during the Soviet period and thus is under huge financial restraints, Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said at a general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Wednesday. "There is a big difference between the spending on the Soviet and Russian cosmonautics. We are under huge financial restraints," the Roscosmos chief said. This prompts the Russian space agency to set priorities and choose those that will yield a big effect. And it should not in any case engage in those 'championships and competitions' where Russia is bound to get only second or third places from the very outset, he stressed."