Russia's Rostec ready to expand cooperation with Turkey

Russian state conglomerate Rostec is ready to expand its cooperation with Turkey in the creation and development of a space agency, a Rostec official told Anadolu Agency.

"Rostec and its Turkish partners have long-standing and mutually beneficial relations in various industries. Of course, we welcome the desire of our partners to develop the space industry, and we are confident that Turkey has great prospects in the implementation of this project," said Victor Kladov, director for international cooperation and regional policy of the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production and Export of Advanced Technology Industrial Product Rostec.

"Rostec has a wide range of competencies and extensive experience in the development of the space industry, and we are open to expanding and strengthening cooperation in this area," he said.

Earlier, with the participation of Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec), the Turkish satellite Turksat-4A was launched.

Rostec is actively introducing advanced technologies for various areas of space exploration.

The engines, produced by the United Engine Corporation, which is a part of Rostec, put Soyuz launch vehicles into orbit. Another Rostec company --Technoceramica -- produces life support systems for pilots and astronauts, including the space suit "Orlan-ISS" and the latest "space" parachute system.

Optical developments from Shvabe -- another Rostec holding -- are used to probe the earth's surface from satellites. Rostec's RT-Chemcomposite company creates unique composite materials that can withstand extreme temperatures and heavy loads.

Its branch Rosoboronexport can offer partners unique complex projects, as was the case for the sending of the first Malaysian cosmonaut Sheikh Muzsaphar Shukor to the International Space Station in 2007.

Rosoboroneksport helped put in orbit more than 30 spacecrafts from 14 countries, including the U.K., Germany, Italy, China, Norway, Sweden, the European Space Agency.