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Ufa, Russia (RIA) Oct 04, 2006 Cosmonauts returning from long space missions will now be able to recuperate in a Ural mountain resort, the head of Russia's Astronaut Training Center said Wednesday. Vasily Tsibliyev said a nationwide study conducted by the center has shown that health resorts in the republic of Bashkortostan, a gateway to Siberia, offer the best conditions for astronauts to rest and recover. He singled out the spa resort of Krasnousolsk as the prime destination. "This is a perfect place for astronauts to recuperate," he said after signing an agreement with Bashkir Prime Minister Rafael Baidavletov to use some of the republic's health resorts for post-mission recovery. Later on, Bashkir resorts could also be used to accommodate astronauts undergoing pre-mission preparation, he said. "An additional accord will be signed later on to regulate the pre-mission training of pilots in a recreational environment." Tsibliyev said Bashkortostan has long-standing ties with federal space research and training institutions, and that Bashkir honey is part of the space diet of Russian cosmonauts. Importantly, Bashkortostan is only a short distance from Kazakhstan, home to Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, and the landing zone for most Russian spacecraft.
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NASA Administrator And Test Pilots Have Meeting Of The (Brilliant) Minds
Anaheim CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2006In a room where the term genius could be applied to many in attendance, all eyes and ears were on Dr. Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, as he explained NASA's ongoing roles in air and space exploration to a gathering of members of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP). Several hundred SETP members gathered in Anaheim, Calif., for their annual symposium as Griffin addressed the group September 29.
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