Russia’s Deputy Premier Rips New Space Center
- Borisov says situation at Vostochny cosmodrome ‘unacceptable’
- Political infighting is on the rise during Putin’s final term
The launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk.
Photographer: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
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A series of corruption scandals, cost overruns and mishaps at Russia’s new Vostochny Cosmodrome have brought long-simmering questions about the leadership of the country’s space agency into public view.
“The situation is unacceptable for everyone, including the construction of the first stage and the second stage” of the space center, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told Vedomosti newspaper in an interview published Monday, adding that the Defense Ministry may take over part of the work.