The federal space agency, Roscosmos, chose RSC Energia on Monday to develop its next-generation Russian manned spacecraft.

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GORNO-ALTAISK. April 24 (Interfax) - The Federal Space Agency will intensify the protection of residents of the Republic of Altai from consequences of space launches from the Baikonur spaceport.

Text of report by Russian newspaper Gazeta, owned by metals magnate Vladimir Lisin, on 14 April [Report by Yevgeniy Belyakov: "The Budget's Black Hole"] The state is sparing no money for the development of space. On Cosmonautics Day President Vladimir Putin gave a present to the space sector.

Russia to launch communications satellite in Jan. after delay MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia will launch on Jan. 28 a Proton M carrier rocket to orbit a communication satellite after afour-month delay, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said on Friday.