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RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia to set world record with 39 space launches in 2009

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 12/30/2008 on en.rian.ru

MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is planning to set a world record by conducting a total of 39 space launches in 2009 despite the current global financial crisis, the head of the Russian Space Agency said on Monday. "We have scheduled a record number of launches for next year. We are ...