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Cosmonauts Arrive For Last Mir mission?
Baikonur (AFP) March 29, 2000 - The two cosmonauts expected to take part in the final mission to Russia's Mir space station arrived at the Baikonour launch pad Wednesday to start final preparations. The Russian space agency said commander Sergei Zaletin and engineer Alexander Kaleri, who are expected to blast off on April 4, were expected to stay in space for at least 45 days. "Everything depends on the financing," said agency spokesman Yuri Kubarev. "If we find the money, the mission could last 70 or even 90 days." He added that a decision on the future of the Mir station would be taken at the end of April. Keeping the space station going until August will cost about 26 million dollars, he said. Mir has been uninhabited since August last year when it had been planned for decommissioning. Russia is short of money for Mir and its share of a planned international space station. But on January 20, the government decided to send another crew to the station using financing from a private foreign company. Copyright 1999 AFP. All rights reserved. The material on this page is provided by AFP and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. CommunityEmail This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Space
Satellite Launch To Boost DTH In India
Calcutta, India (SPX) Dec 28, 2005The successful launch Thursday of India's heaviest satellite from spaceport of Kourou in French Guyana may have boosted the country's space research efforts to yet another level, but it has also lifted the spirits of at least three Direct-To-Home televisions broadcasters, one of which has been waiting for years to launch its services in India. |
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