Russia and France join forces for cheap space programme; WORLD IN BRIEF.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: October 7, 2003 | Copyright information

RUSSIA and France have announced an agreement to launch Soyuz rockets from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana.

Kourou, on South America's north-east coast, is closer to the equator than Russia's base i...

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