“Compared to 2004, production and services [in the space industry] have grown by 12.7%, or more than 2.5 times higher than in other industries (with the exception of the oil and gas sector).”
“The Russian Space Agency is prepared to cooperate with Venezuela in all space projects and is ready to help to train the main and reserve national astronauts.”
“We were given a 100-percent funding for the first time in 2005. At present, in connection with the president's demand that the deployment of the GLONASS system be expedited, we are specifying the program.”
