The designers of the rocket for Sea launch decided to quit

The operator of the cosmodrome “Sea launch” Space S7 can remain without developers of the new missile for my project: chief designer of launch vehicles Igor Radugin with the team at the end of April can leave the company, according to two sources in the space industry.

“Igor Sergeevich wrote a statement a few days ago. His last working day on 30 April”, – said the source RIA “Novosti”.

According to another source, along with Radugina of S7 Space going to leave the staff of the design Bureau, which designed a new rocket for Sea launch.

He Radugin has not confirmed nor denied this information. “Let’s wait until the end of the month,” he said.

In 2014, the launching activities of the “Sea launch” was suspended, in September 2016 the owner of the space rocket complex was the S7 group of companies. Sea launch relocated from the USA to Russia.

On Saturday, Roscosmos announced that the manufacturer of the missiles, space and rocket center “Progress” needs to assess the cost of development, production, and cost to prepare for the launch rocket “Soyuz-7” with the “Sea launch”.