KYIV. Nov 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Pivdenne Design Bureau (Yuzhnoye, Dnipro) is preparing for boosting cooperation with the National Academy of Science of Ukraine in the sphere of creation of aerospace equipment in 2018-2022, the press service of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) has reported.
According to the report, at a meeting of the coordination council of the Bureau and the National Academy of Science the sides summarized the implementation of a cooperation plan for 2013-2017 and approved a promising plan for 2018-2022.
“The new plan provides for expanding the scope of joint research in the field of rocket and space technology and increasing the amount of funding,” the press service said.
“This shows that at the current stage of space activities, the SSAU and State Enterprise Pivdenne Design Bureau look to the future through the prism of science,” the press service said.
First Vice-President of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Volodymyr Horbulin, acting Director General of the Pivdenne Design Bureau Oleksandr Dehtiariov and SSAU Head Pavlo Dehtiarenko took part in the meeting.
According to the SSAU, in accordance with the general agreement on cooperation between the Bureau and SSAU signed in 2012, the parties are currently developing cooperation in 10 key areas, including ballistics, aerodynamics and heat exchange; new materials and technologies; the main problems of rocket engines burning solid fuel; liquid propulsion systems; satellite systems and telemetry systems; control systems for rocket and space technology.
