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Roscosmos demands $42.6 mln from developer of “Proton” rocket

Russian Aviaton » Friday February 5, 2016 07:40 MSK

Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court demanding 3.2 billion rubles from the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center which is responsible for the development of “Proton” and “Angara” space rockets, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday.

Preliminary hearings are set for March 3.

The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center is one of the country's leading space enterprises. Currently the research center’s main priority is construction of “Proton” and “Angara” space rockets. In 2014, it was revealed that enterprise faces financial troubles.