U.S. - Russia Space Flight Future in Doubt By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 30, 2005 Filed at 11:05 a.m. ET BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- NASA's top official said Friday that the future of U.S. participation in Russian space flights is in doubt due to a Congressional measure that aims to punish Russia for its cooperation with Iran. Michael Griffin told reporters near Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome that ''an acceptable financial agreement'' could be reached in response to Russian demands that the U.S pay for its participation in future Russian flights. But Griffin said that the chief obstacle that could end ''a continuous American presence on the ISS (International Space Station)'' was the 2000 Iran Nonproliferation Act. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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