Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ut-sally.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!hitchens From: hitchens@ut-sally.UUCP (Ron Hitchens) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Russian space program Message-ID: <1521@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 11:57:51 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.1521 Posted: Tue Mar 20 11:57:51 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 21-Mar-84 02:47:35 EST Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 21I have a couple of questions. Is the data collected by the Russian space program made as freely available to the international scientific community as that from our own? As a non-scietific type (just a citizen interested in space) I know almost nothing about the Russian programs, do they try to keep everything secret or do they share what they learn? For example, I just read on this newsgroup about their lunar mission which returned soil samples, was that data passed on to the rest of the world? Since the current topic is space stations, has there been any serious discussion of a joint US-Russia station? The Russians are the current experts in that area. Such a venture would reduce the likelyhood of use for military purposes, as well as attack by either party. Is such a thing politically possible under the Reagan administration? Would it be desirable? Have you read 2010 yet? I read it this weekend, it's great, read it. Ron Hitchens (Open the pod bay doors Hal...)