lazarev who first reached the shores of antarctica.o use the resources of the sixth continent for commercial purposes, and the ussr advocated keeping antarctica as untouched as possible for science. negotiation, which moscow insisted on took 9 years, and finally, in 1959, the antarctic treaty was concluded. soviet diplomacy won, and it was decided to use the continent only for peaceful purposes, in the interests of all mankind. nuclear testing and the storage of nuclear waste were prohibited there. later , the extraction of any minerals in antarctica was also prohibited. on june 7, 1993 , the state space research and production center named after mikhail khrunich was established. it brings together many enterprises producing, launching and servicing space technology. the base for the center was the khrunichev machine-building plant, which had been specializing in rockets and space for many decades, and the salyut design bureau. it also included a number of facilities in baikanur and a branch for the development of rocket engines in kor