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January 30, 2013

Official: No crisis in Russia's space work
Moscow (UPI) Jan 29, 2013
Despite a recent string of failures, rumors of a crisis in the Russian space industry are "absolutely wrong," the head of Russia's space agency said. "This is absolutely wrong," Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin said at a scientific meeting in Moscow. "We still have the potential, the people who believe in space and ... rocket and space enterprises capable of breakthrough projects." The country's space program has experienced some very public setbacks in recent years, most notably the fai ... read more

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