
At the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome, it is planned to use 20 student detachments. Students will begin work on July 1, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the head of the coordination center for the construction of the Cosmodrome Cosmodrome Konstantin Chmarov.
In total, about 500 students from 14 Russian regions will be involved. Labor contracts will be concluded for a period of at least two months, the press service of the administration of the Amur Region reports.
“This year we switched to a qualitatively different level - we revive the old tradition of Komsomol construction projects, as was the case during the construction of BAM, the Zeisky hydroelectric power station. The guys are combat, configured in a seriously,” said Chmarov. Students will live in the hostel of the former military town. The first members of the construction teams arrived from Kazan on June 2.
The Vostochny cosmodrome is the future Russian cosmodrome, built in the Far East in the Amur Region, near the village of Uglegorsk. The first launch of the launch vehicle from the new cosmodrome is planned to be made at the end of next year, the first launch of the manned spacecraft - in 2018.