The astronaut spoke about the risks of SpaceX's non-professional crew in space
Pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Andrei Borisenko expressed his opinion about the announced flight into space of the Space X spacecraft without professional astronauts, writes Gazeta.Ru.
According to him, it is risky to send an unprepared professional crew due to possible emergency situations.
“In general, in my opinion, this is a completely wrong decision, because everything is fine in space until some kind of emergency situation arises. In case of its occurrence, the crew must be prepared to overcome this situation, – Borisenko is sure. – It is almost impossible to prepare a layperson for this kind of activity in a short time. Professional cosmonauts and astronauts have been preparing for many years, so I am very wary of such flights. The crew will be very lucky if there are no emergency situations. “
The interlocutor of the newspaper added that the “tourists” on the spacecraft must be accompanied by an experienced professional. “When flying into space, the main burden falls on professional cosmonauts, so the commander of a spacecraft must necessarily be a professional, with a fairly large experience in space flights. Putting an inexperienced professional on a spaceship surrounded by tourists is a risk that, in my opinion, is beyond the acceptable range, ”the speaker believes.
He also noted that such flights in Russia will become possible when the country manages to achieve the appropriate level of space technology, which, according to him, will not happen earlier than in 50 years.
The crew of the first civilian mission, Inspiration4, is scheduled to travel into space aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon on September 15.
Earlier it was reported that the head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, arranged for the grandson of the creator of Soviet rocket and space technology, Sergei Korolev, Andrei Korolev, on a tour of his plant.
