Russia needs over $200 mln a year to finance space research programs

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Russia needs over $200 mln a year to finance space research programs

Russia needs at least 15-16 billion rubles ($205-219 million) a year to finance fundamental space programs, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. This reported by TASS.

"No less than 15-16 billion rubles are needed annually for fundamental science," Rogozin said.

Roscosmos has requested a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of Cosmonautics Day for a discussion to confirm space research program financing, he added.

Today the Luna-25 lunar mission has been financed in full while the Luna-26 and Luna-27 expeditions have been financed only by about a half, Rogozin said.