“My opinion: astronautics is a great achievement of mankind.
It should be aimed not at finding an opportunity for selected billionaires to escape from our planet, but at recreating the conditions for the survival of people on Earth, "Rogozin wrote on his Facebook.
He clarified that astronautics should be aimed at preserving the planet despite its exploitation by "barbaric capitalism."
Rogozin also emphasized the role of astronautics in the development of communication between continents and peoples.
Earlier, Dmitry Rogozin said that punishment for corruption in the military-industrial complex (MIC) should be tougher.