Running out of gas: a cash-strapped Russia asks NASA to pay $660 million to keep the space station afloat.(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)(international space station endangered by the economic crisis in Russia)(Brief Article)

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: October 5, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Russia's economic mess is threatening to ground or severely delay the U.S.-led international space station, keystone of plans to keep American astronauts in space. Yuri Koptyev, head of the Russian space program, a vital partner in the station, has told U.S. officials flatly that his agency is broke. Joseph Rothenberg, associate administrator of NASA's Office of Space Flight, said last week that several critical, Russian-built pieces of the huge station won't be ready on time unless Moscow gets an immediate infusion of American dollars. The estimated tab: $60 million this year and ...

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