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Russia to suspend space trips on ISS

Moscow, Russia - In 2010 there will be not more space onboard for tourists

The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday. Roscosmos director, Anatoly Perminov, said in an interview with the daily "Rossiiskaya Gazeta" that the last commercial flights would be made in March 2009 by Charles Simoniy (his second trip) and by a Kazakh national in the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1098860
Rome, Italy, 01/22/2009 16:19
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