"Michael Petukhov" wrote in message
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But Mikhailichenko dismissed any suggestion of a return to the Cold
War contest which Soviet Union led until the United States put men on
the moon in 1969. He said the Russian space programme, short of cash
since the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991, would continue its own
research and this would form the basis for future missions. "Such
plans in Russia are still being formulated. Realistic plans will come
to light by the end of this year or the beginning of next year," he
said without giving details.

Well lets hope so, because at the moment Russia does not HAVE scientific
space program outside of ISS, in which they provide like 2% of the funding.
Unfortunate, really.