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RIA-Novosti on Foreign Commercial Spacecraft Launched by Russia

April 11, 2006 :: RIA-Novosti :: News

Andrei Kislyakov in RIA-Novosti discusses Russia’s role in launching commercial spacecraft for foreign countries. He quotes Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov, who recently stated that Russia is orbiting spacecraft from between 30 and 40 countries. Kislyakov argues that “the Russian space industry may become an indirect hostage to an orbital conflict,” as it does not always know what it launches. A case in point, although not mentioned by Kislyakov, is Russia’s launch of a new Iranian satellite last October. Many U.S. defense analysts believe that the launch was an attempt by Iran to master a new range of sophisticated technologies that could be used to further its nuclear program. Kislyakov argues that Russia’s actions could lead to a space war between Russia and the U.S. (Article)

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