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Guests: John Batchelor, Anatoly Zak, Dr. David Livingston.  Topics:  Roscosmos, quality control issues, Proton, Soyuz, US relations & more.  You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We do not permit the commercial use of any Space Show program or part thereof, nor do we permit Space Show programs to be edited, placed on YouTube, or other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted in news articles, papers, academic & research work but must be cited or referenced in the proper citation format. Contact Dr. Livingston for questions about our copyright and trademark policies which we do enforce.  This program is archived on The Space Show website, podcasting, and blog sites with permission from John Batchelor. Please visit the John Batchelor Show website for more information about this fine program, www.johnbatchelorshow.com.  Remember, your Amazon Purchases Can Help Support The Space Show/OGLF (www.onegiantleapfoundation.org/amazon.htmPlease note that audio and transition issues are a result of copying the John Batchelor broadcast & are not within my control as they originate in the Batchelor studio.

John and I welcomed back Anatoly Zak of Russian Space (Web www.russianspaceweb.com).  During the first part of our double segment Hotel Mars discussion, Anatoly brought us current with Roscosmos, quality control issues for the Proton and the Soyuz rockets, the Russian and the Dragon bringing cargo to the ISS at the same time and the pending return to flight for crews aboard the Soyuz.  He talked about lingering doubts regarding the Soyuz return to flight but said there would be additional cargo flights before the crew flight so that might mitigate some of the worry.  He talked about docking to the ISS while the Dragon went through the "birthing" process, plus he mentioned the experience ISS directors have had over the years handling these ISS arrivals. 

In the second part of our program, we focused on the Roscosmos labor and management issues including corruption, theft of key materials, low moral, plus other issues.  Anatoly provided us with his opinion as to why these problems continue to hit the Russian space program and why they are so hard to control.  For example, he said these issues, especially corruption, are widespread throughout the Russian economy, not just space.  Later, I asked him if Russia had a skilled labor force to fill jobs if they started firing people.  He said no, listen to his explanation, plus he said this was part of the problem.  Before we ended, we talked about the U.S. and Russian problems and if they were starting to show up in the Russian space program.  He said there seemed to be some breaks in the system and Russia was trying to make their program as independent of foreign supplies as possible.

You can email Mr. Batchelor or Anatoly Zak through me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.  Anatoly can also be reached through his website provided above.

 

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