A new space launch pad is being planned for Russia's Far East. At a meeting of the country’s Security Council, attended by the outgoing and
incoming presidents, Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of developing the space programme. He pointed particularly to the construction of
launching sites.
Russia rising fast!
Ruling space means ruling earth, and Russia wants to keep its position in space.
Russia celebrates Cosmonauts
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Forty seven years after Yury Gagarin first blast into space, Russians are celebrating the legacy of all their cosmonauts. On April 12, 1961,
Gagarin’s Vostok 1 roared into orbit. Some former cosmonauts are now concerned that their success has bred a generation disinterested in space
exploration.
[edit on 12-4-2008 by JanusFIN]
