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NASA, Russia sign contract extension
Washington (UPI) May 29, 2009 The NASA space agency says it has signed a contract extension with its Russian counterpart regarding crew transports to the International Space Station. The U.S. agency said in an online statement the $306 million deal with Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos will involve four launches by the Roscosmos Soyuz program, RIA Novosti reported Friday. NASA said on its Web site Thursday the new deal includes "comprehensive Soyuz support, including all necessary training and preparation for launch, crew rescue, and landing of a long-duration mission for six individual station crew members." The contract modification comes after Alexei Krasnov, Roscosmos director of manned flight programs, announced NASA would have to pay $51 million per Soyuz spacecraft passenger on trips to the space station. RIA Novosti said NASA and Russia previously agreed to a $719 million deal in 2007 that included 15 seats and 5.6 tons of cargo to be transported on Soyuz flights to the orbital site. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Russian rockets readied for South America launchMoscow (AFP) May 21, 2009 The maker of Russia's Soyuz rockets said on Thursday it had finished building the first rockets due to be launched from South America pad in cooperation with the European Space Agency. "The first two rockets are ready. They have got through all the tests and have been placed in the containers in which they will be delivered," said the deputy head of TsSKB-Progress, Sergei Tyulevin, quoted ... read more |
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