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February 28, 2001, Korolev, MCC-M
After the completion of the docking of Progress M-44 logistics
vehicle with the international space station, the Blue Room
of the Mission Control Center - Moscow (MCC-M) became the
venue for an earnest discussion between Rosaviacosmos Director
General Yu.N.Koptev, RSC Energia Designer General and member
of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.P. Semenov, Director
of Central Research Institute for Machine-Building (TsNIIMash)
and memeber of the Russian Academy of Sciences N.A.Anfimov
and invited to MCC-M Deputies of State Duma of the Russian
Federation Federal Assembly, cosmonauts, journalists and
specialist of the industry. They addressed the subjects
of the present and the future of the Russian space science,
participation of foreign companies and countries in the
implementation of the Mir space station program, the responsibility
for a civilized termination of this program. The discussion
touched upon the issues of meeting Russia's commitments
under the ISS project. Also discussed were the issues of
the Russian Federation space activities laws, financing,
appropriation of funds for implementation of domestic projects
in the fields of manned spaceflight, space communications
and navigation. The focus of attention were political, economic,
ethical and other problems associated with the termination
of the Mir space station operation, taking into account
the practicability of addressing the series of tasks before
the Russian space science.
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