Russian News Online: Rogozin instructed to load VSW additional orders

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Rogozin instructed to load VSW additional orders – TASS

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin

VORONEZH, January 28. /TASS/. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin instructed to load the Voronezh mechanical factory orders, to raise the average salary on the enterprise.

“there Is an order to raise salaries to the level was higher than in the region”, – said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin at the meeting in Voronezh on the consideration of the development of manned spaceflight for the period up to 2025 and beyond.
According to him, the problems VSW Balk at the “sloppiness and economic problem.”

“How many people receive, do you feel a responsibility? Measures will be taken for recovery of the enterprises of Roscosmos. They must be provided with orders till the year 2025. All the old must be set aside. The company must be rearmed,” said he.

Previously, Roskosmos recalled for inspections of all engines, standing in the second and third stages of the carrier rockets “proton”, produced at the Voronezh mechanical factory (VMZ). According to Roskosmosa, the factory in the production of engines used more expensive and does not meet the technical requirements of the solder.

in Addition, the Russian space Agency has been instructed to replace the engines on the third stage of the launcher “Soyuz-U and Soyuz-FG”, designed for launches to the International space station. The engines are also produced in Voronezh. The reason for the replacement of engines was the accident of the carrier rocket “Soyuz-U” 1 December 2016, which was lost with the cargo ship “Progress MC-04″.

January 20, after a visit to the enterprise of Roscosmos, General Director VMZ Ivan Koptev has resigned at own will in connection with unsatisfactory work and quality of products. Acting General Director VMZ appointed Alexey Uvarov, who previously held the position of Deputy Director for production.

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