 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Russia And India Discuss Military Element For GLONASS
New Delhi, India (SPX) Apr 13, 2006 India and Russia are discussing whether to add a military element to the Global Navigation Satellite System, which currently is limited to civil cooperation, a Russian official told the Indian newspaper The Hindu reported Monday. "Presently the assistance is limited in civil areas, but talks are on to expand the canvas of the agreement by providing assistance to the Indian side by including military support to India," said Vladimir Romanov, the deputy head of science and technology at the Russian embassy said. Romanov, who was attending a seminar on Indo-Russian Space cooperation, said the Russian assistance would be intended to help India improve the accuracy of its guided missiles. He also said Russia was using private participation in its space program in the wake of the collapse of Soviet Union. Commenting on the status of space research in Russia today, compared with the days of the Soviet Union, Romanov said "there is no change in prominence. It depends upon funding. When funds (decrease), opportunities also will be limited, but we are trying to overcome the situation by using private participation in communication related projects." He also told the newspaper the Indian Space Research Organization and Roscosmos, its Russian counterpart, are discussing a partnership to attempt manned space missions and lunar exploration. The seminar was organized to commemorate the 45th anniversary of first human flight into space by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961. Related Links GLONASS Indian Space Research Organization ROSCOSMOS
Germanys Gateway To The World
Hamburg, Germany (UPI) Apr 11, 2006The scene resembles that of an Orwellian science fiction film -- without a single human being around, the giant Chinese container ship Shenzhen is unloaded in Hamburg Harbor, a port in northern Germany. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
