MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The past year was generally positive for the Russian space industry despite the accumulated problems, President Vladimir Putin told Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov.
"Last year was generally positive - 17 launches, 97 vehicles were launched. Consolidated revenue increased by 10%, to over 500 billion rubles ($63 million), 508 in my opinion. So, on the whole, the industry feels good," Putin said, noting that there have been enough problems in the industry accumulated over a long period of time.
Bakanov told Putin that the launch complex for the Angara family of rockets at the Vostochny cosmodrome had been put into operation.
"The day before yesterday, we received a construction report, and yesterday we signed a decision on the commissioning of the Angara launch complex. So, this procedure has been completed," Bakanov said.
He added that the Soyuz-5 rocket will be Russia's first new launch vehicle since 2014.
