Rocket and Space Corporation “Energy” will build two transport piloted ship “Union MS” for space tourists. This is stated on the website of the Center for Corporate Information Disclosure.
The Board of Directors of Energy has already approved the transaction. It is reported that the Customer “Glavkosmos” is ready to pay a rocket-space corporation about 5.056 billion rubles.
The contract for the manufacture and supply of two transport piloted ships “Union MS” will be valid until December 31, 2023 or until the parties fulfill the obligations.
“Union of MS” is a Russian manned spacecraft. Ships of this modification allow you to deliver the crew of up to three people to a low near-earth orbit. And also used to be sent to the ISS station and return to land of small cargo.
Earlier “Glavkosmos”, the subsidiary of Roskosmos, said the sale of the original Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft of the Soyuz-08 spacecraft, where in 2018 the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) returned.