La Roumanie et l'espace

02.21.2012 / 00:05 Romania expects to launch into space by 2025, a cosmonaut


Romania hopes to launch in 2025 astronaut into space within the framework of the Association for its space and aeronautics. It is assumed that by 2022 will be designed and built the booster rocket with a payload of 2.5 tons, and three years later on it will go into space in the history of the Romanian second astronaut.
Association is a non-state actors, which enjoys some of the budgetary allocations. Within its framework is being developed their own supersonic fighter, as well as missiles. At the same time, the association wants the state to significantly increase the budget for science, including space exploration.
At the moment, has been implemented only one project - a two-year delay in space launched the first Romanian nanosatellite "Goliath." The remaining projects - a supersonic jet IAT-111 missile Haas II, sub-orbital manned rocket Haas IIB, orbital rocket SuperHaas and rocket engine Executor - are still at the design stage.

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