Russian rocket and space corporation “Energiya” will launch new equipment by the end of this year, which allows building 5 manned “Soyuz” spaceships per year instead of 4.
      
      New facilities start technological process this month. After all new equipment is ready for work, corporation authorities will start negotiating spaceship construction with possible customers and planning flight schedule.
      
      “Energiya” corporation recently introduced new technologies for producing docking units and thermal protective coatings. These technologies facilitated and accelerated production process.
      
      Source: Science & Technologies