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From: hitchens@ut-sally.UUCP (Ron Hitchens)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Russian space program
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Date: Tue, 20-Mar-84 11:57:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 20 11:57:51 1984
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   I 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...)