Russian Space Program 2006-2015 Approved

According to RIA Novosti ,the Russian government has approved the Federal
Space Program for 2006-2015 (FSP 2015).
Anatoly Perminov said the program included the construction of a reusable
"Clipper" spacecraft jointly with European countries, and two rocket
carriers, the Angara and the Soyuz-2. The program also includes the
Phobos-Grunt project, which is designed to collect soil samples from Phobos,
one of Mars's satellite moons.
Under the program, a new module built by the Krunichev Center will be
completed, launched, and attached to the Russian segment of the
International Space Station.
At the end of 2006, the agency will begin an experiment to prepare for a
manned trip to Mars, which would last around 500 days.
Through the FSP 2015 program, Russia also plans to increase its share of the
space services market by expanding its orbital group, .


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