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June 23, 2015

Russia eyes Kazakh cosmonaut as space tourist
Moscow (AFP) June 22, 2015
Russia on Monday proposed sending a Kazakh cosmonaut to the International Space Station in place of a space tourist in September after a Japanese candidate formally dropped out. Satoshi Takamatsu, a Japanese businessman, was gearing up to go to space after signing a contract to undergo training but said Monday that he was not ready for the launch expected in early September. "The Russian commission has proposed sending a national of Kazakhstan to the ISS," spokesman for the Russian space agency ... read more

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