According to AP, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will spend about $ 1 billion this year to build a new spaceport in the Amur region, Eastern Siberia.

New aerospace design consortium consists of two space launch, a training center and medical examinations for crew, hydrogen and oxygen plant.

A total of 1,500 high-tech subjects are in progress.
A total of 1,500 high-tech subjects are in progress.

In a speech to the Russian government official televised on 12/4, Putin said he commissioned the first launch pad and perform unmanned launch from this spaceport has Vostochny planned in 2015, to 2018 will conduct manned flights first.

Preliminary estimates of 2020, about half the Russian spacecraft will be launched from Vostochny.

Mr Putin said Russia would continue to use Baikonur spaceport is built from the Soviet era that the country is leased from Kazakhstan, but a base launch Russia's own universe is needed to ensure independent establishment of this country.

Under the agreement, Russia will use the Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan in 2015 under a lease for $ 115 million / year.

Previously, Kazakh authorities had suspended the Russian missile launches from the Baikonur spaceport after the incident missile leaking toxic fuel.