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May 06, 2014

Kazakhstan Urges Talks With Russia, Ukraine for Launch Pad Project
Astana, Kazakhstan (SPX) May 07, 2014
The head of the Kazakh space agency on Monday called for trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan to discuss a new launch facility at the country's Baikonur space center. "At the moment, the project to build the Baiterek launch facility is designed for Zenit carrier rockets, which uses non-toxic components of rocket fuel. However, trilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Russia is needed to carry out the project. In this respect, we are organizing a meeting of the thre ... read more

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