Medvedev calls for Russian space exploration program

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia should develop its own space exploration program.

"I believe this is a very important topic, even in terms of our scientific ambitions," Medvedev said. "If we do not do this, we will fall behind."

Russia is not in a position to carry out global space programs single-handedly and should team up with India and Kazakhstan, rocket scientist Boris Chertok said in January.

He said Russian space programs are grossly underfunded compared  [...]

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