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January 12, 2013 16:50
Russia plans to create systems for flights to Moon
MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian state program Space Activities of Russia for 2013 - 2020 envisions the development of interplanet flight technologies and technologies used for human activities on other planets.
Specifically, the program envisages "the creation of a promising manned transport system capable of ensuring manned flights to the Moon," the document posted on the Roscosmos website says.
"Projects will be implemented in the sphere of fundamental space research that will help overcome the current lag from the leading space powers in this sphere and ensure that Russian science takes leading positions in the main areas of space sciences and become a global leader in the studies of the Universe in the long-term perspective," the program says.
Specifically, there are plans to create "three space observatories Spektr-UF, Spektr-M (Millemetron), and Gamma-400 for studying astrophysical objects in various electromagnetic and gamma-radiation ranges in the high energy range."
A program for "in-depth study of the Moon, which will include missions of the orbital spacecraft Moon-Resource (stages 1 and 2) and missions for delivering lunar soil samples to Earth for detailed study."
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has given an interview to Interfax ahead of his visit to Russia on May 16-19 in which he speaks about the goals of his visit, pressing tasks that the UN face, the organization‘s reform, as well as topical issues on the international agenda, including situation in Syria and the Middle East settlement.
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Deputy NATO Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, who is visiting Moscow for an informal conference of former U.S. ambassadors to Russia and Russian ambassador to the United States, has given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about NATO-Russia cooperation, as well as pressing issues on the international agenda, such as the missile defense issue, North Korea, Syria and Afghanistan.
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British Foreign Secretary William Hague has given an interview to Interfax‘ journalist Olga Golovanova ahead of the 2+2 meeting slated for March 13 in London, on which he speaks about the agenda of the upcoming 2+2 talks, the whole range of British-Russian relations, including human rights, as well as pressing international issues notably Syria.
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