Roscosmos will build the National Space Center in Moscow

One of the sketches of the main building of the National Space Center



Already this year, the construction of the National Space Center will begin, which will be located on the territory of the Khrunichev Center in Filevskaya floodplain. The territory of the state corporation, the situational center, the control center of flights, and also the employees of the Center named after. Khrunichev and 17 other Roscosmos enterprises operating in Moscow.



About the ambitious project said the general director of "Roskosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.



Now, 8,000 people work at the Khrunichev site in Moscow, due to the relocation of Roscosmos enterprises, the number will be increased to 20,000. The state corporation expects to gain big money from the sale of land that will be vacated after the relocation of 17 enterprises (about 30 hectares). At the same time, the National Space Center itself will be built at the expense of the Moscow government, Roscosmos will not spend anything on it, Rogozin said.

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Photo: Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti



For the main building, architects offer projects in the form of a rocket or a super-heavy rocket. The final version will be chosen at the competition.



Some sketches of the National Space Center building:























For the transport accessibility of the center, the city will build four more bridges, one of them is a pedestrian bridge, Rogozin said.



Also on the territory of the Center. Khrunichev will build a new rocket plant with an area of ​​50 hectares, which will be engaged in the development of new rocket technology and launch the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle (since 2022, is being developed), the third stage of the future Angara-5V rocket and the third stage of the future super-heavy rockets. Center them. Khrunicheva will continue the release of its main product - Proton missiles.



At the same time, the National Space Center itself will be built at the expense of the Moscow government, Roscosmos will not spend anything on it, Rogozin said.