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Kremlin advisor criticizes Roscosmos for failing to earn any money

Source: Kommersant

Presidential advisor Andrey Belousov has criticized Roscosmos for failing to earn money independently and relying entirely on government funding. Speaking at the “Space as Business” conference this week, Belousov stated that about 220,000 people work in various subdivisions of Roscosmos, “and this great mass of people can’t earn a nickel.”

The Kremlin advisor congratulated Roscosmos on developing the GLONASS satellite navigation system and International Space Station, but complained that this hasn’t earned additional money.

Belousov argued that Rosatom, Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation, is an example of a self-sustaining federal enterprise, recalling how it closed its federal special programs and started earning money through contracts.

Roscosmos acquired state corporation status in December 2016.Before this, it was Russia’s federal space agency. Other Russian state corporations include Rostec, Rosatom, and Housing and Utilities Reform Foundation, Vnesheconombank, and the Deposit Insurance Agency.

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