russian interests in which greece and a few soon from france to the great shoots. stance on t.v. don't come. at you with r.t. let's do a recount now top headlines of the casualties rise in libya with a turkish humanitarian ship taking the hundreds of injured from the fighting in the west to the rebels stronghold meantime colonel gadhafi is a desperately searching for a way out of the crisis well it's really joins the list of countries to recognize in libya's rebels as the legitimate government. of russian title brought to the

u.s. to face trial on drug trafficking charges claims that he was kidnapped by washington and some say there's now a wiring tendency of america snatching people in order to try them on its own. time three spacemen set to fly off to the international space station from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan the launch takes place almost exactly fifty years after a year ago and became the first man to go beyond us as. well as he spoke with the head of the russian a space agency about the country's a space program and the importance of the soyuz spacecraft and i told the president off site that with the u.s. shuttle program ending this year russian a ship more than ready to fill the void that's coming up next.

i think it's a bit we know thank you very much for being with us today space tourists used to be one of the sources of income for the russian space agency are you trying to raise you or maybe even expand this program and. of course we would like to resume this program unfortunately we are unable to do it now and we won't be until space shuttles resume delivering space crews to the i assess which will happen before twenty fifteen or even twenty seventeen according to nasa experts the only other possibility is if we build a new spacecraft within the next two years and then we'll be able to take space tourists to the i.s.o.'s. so of course everybody wants to know how much that's going to cost and if you already have some people who want to go forward. we have many people who want to go many obligations from various countries both official requests and applications from common people well i guess you can't really call

somebody a common person if they can pay more than fifty million dollars for a flight because that's approximately the amount of space tourists will have to pay the price has gone up a little due to currency later generations into the rising cost of materials. using one day space tourism may become available to all people. definitely when we first started sending tourists to outer space we straightaway knows is that they felt quite well during short flights all you need is to be a normal healthy person some of the tourists were over sixty and they felt quite well so i think that space tourism will continue until it the only concern i have is that nobody should ignore safety measures safety regulations for space tourists should be this. same as for regular nasa or all schools most space programs. that's a bit about that marse five hundred protract who are important is it for preparing long term space experiments. of course it's important that the second time we're

conducting such an experiment there was a similar project in the soviet union the current project is international provided leading space agencies like the european space agency and china take part in it indicates how important this project is as for specific results we'll have to wait for the project to be completed this nature of the experiment is mostly psychological we want to see if a big group can stay together for a long period of time and still perform their duties. now do you have any major international programs besides the s.s. today. you need in russia yes yes of course we have cooperation agreements with forty countries of course with some of them we don't have any serious joint projects even though we have an agreement but in some cases we have very big projects we actively work with china on many programs we also work with india on moon exploration carrier rocket programs and some other

issues like a global mass navigation system as you may know we also work with japan a lot in europe france and germany our biggest partners also we have a few joint projects with italy of course in terms of finance all these programs are inferior to the i think project where their significance for science for the future is great some of these are really important also we've recently started working with the newly established u.k. space agency and we are developing our cooperation with canada. within the c.i.s. i should mention kazakhstan ukraine because we have joint projects with ukraine in virtually every area better as. you have talked about creating a system of systems what does that mean does it mean that we should establish cooperation with. what i meant was a security system a warning system it's called the international global aerospace monitoring system

its official now twenty three countries have joined this project you see different countries engaged in space exploration have different data depending on what kind of satellites they use for remote sensing and meteorological research we suggest that countries should send their data to data processing centers which could be located in various continents north america south america africa asia and europe these data processing centers will produce recommendations for world leaders based on the data they receive there also countries that are small and poor but they don't have their own spacecraft satellites and so on at the same time these are the countries that are often hit by floods and earthquakes say indonesia in fact other nations can also benefit from those reports. computer centers will process all the data distributed to all the countries in the form of risk warnings saying for example that an earthquake hazard will be high in several places around the globe in the next two weeks so mankind will be ready for an earthquake another warning

may concern some distant galaxy because there is a possibility that the stars concentrated in it will produce an impact on earth with an asteroid is going to approach the earth in four years time and will pass into a kilometers from the earth well that would be a really serious threat that's the kind of data that governments need rather than just a lemon tree from a spacecraft which is of no use to them they wouldn't even know how to decode it so we suggested creating this global monitoring system twenty three countries have already joined the project which i've been appointed head of. your right to set up such a system. for the idea came from russian researchers at the moment china and nasa are seriously considering joining this project i don't like to use the word saving mankind. well we do need such a system to warn us about potential threats actually this isn't won't get out expensive all that members have to do is to share the data they obtain from their national space systems perhaps there will be

a small membership fee to help maintain the system but every time i talk to somebody and explain why we need such a system everybody supports the idea. yes a gas. may actually start working. we don't have a timeframe yet because first we need to complete all formalities and obtain permission from governments to start building those data processing centers in all the continents probably because the construction of the winter and going on. recently the russian government had a special meeting by prime minister vladimir putin which decided that in a month's time the ministry of economic development should submit a program for the construction of infrastructure apples and that the russian space agency should set up its opposite a cosmodrome everything should be ready in a month so we monitor the situation and work together with the ministry of economic development on these issues the construction of infrastructure will start in june.

what will happen to baikonur cosmodrome in kazakstan after russia it's its own casandra. nothing special why can or will continue functioning because it will be impossible to abandon it even after the first launch from me that's not the way things are done in the space industry we will start operating the soyuz spacecraft but we are going to use another carrier rocket at first while flight tests will be held there we will have to continue launching spacecraft from baikonur the soyuz spacecraft will also carry various satellites including commercial ones like global star etc we are going to operate by canoe or together with ca's extern ukraine and other countries it's just like in the case of brazil of launchpad because extern wants to enter this joint stock company and operate as airlift rocket complex together with the united states ukraine and russia so then it will stay there forever protons will be used until and verify passes five flight tests its ten launches at least in the north of russia well by correct carrier rockets will be

tested in the south that will take almost ten years thus all three complexes will function for at least a decade but their operation will be financed mainly by private investors what are the state budget. i'll figure out what about the crew space center is it a good example of international space cooperation. yes of course but only as far as carrier rockets are concerned when will the first cities take off from. european countries or recently announced it won't happen before august or even september first they're going to launch two galileo spacecraft for their navigation system and they will be manufactured before august or september but construction workers and crew have been finished. today russia is an indisputable leader in space launches but also other countries are catching up to russia do to keep its positions on the market. you know we constantly come under

criticism our critics say we only work as a space taxi i beg to differ i agree with you that we should do our best to keep our superior already in this area too if we don't seek leadership anywhere we're not going to be leaders anywhere what is leadership in the number of space launches mean the most important thing is that we should have no accidents but this means talk competition and carrier rockets and liquid and solid fuel engines then there is competition in control systems also not a single space launch can take place today without a booster i don't like to compare russia with other countries but i can say that china will be catching up with us in the next few years strange as it may seem it's going to be china not the us and we should be ready for this. what the one hand the united states need is to put their satellites into orbit but how much do we depend on here as manufactured parts for our carrier rockets let's say we have a little conference in the united states where we'll be able to build carrier

rockets on our own. we are absolutely independent russian carrier rockets use only russian made components never and under no circumstances can we have such a situation especially with military rockets where one hundred percent of parts a russian made spacecraft is different and sixty's. seventy or eighty percent of materials used for their construction are foreign made i wish it weren't so but today it's simply impossible to produce everything yourself besides russia's electronic industry literally ceased to exist in the one nine hundred ninety s. it will take a long time to restore it so as far as spacecraft are concerned we should seriously consider this issue we decided that we in the space industry should produce materials and parts ourselves because we don't expect our electronics industry to recover anytime soon. america has suspended its space shuttle program and you said you spaceships and start do you think so you station alone can ensure the normal

operation of the. yes i think so russia has been sending crews to the i.s.a.'s on so you space ships for the past two years shuttles fly to the i s s to deliver foreign astronauts or take them back to earth like replacing italians with canadians or canadians with germans but we definitely can handle the job if we have to launch four man spaceships and five cargo craft plans so. it's a pavement of thank you very much for this interview. culture is that so much as i can recall on it. is us president obama still an honorable recipient of the nobel peace prize to be fair he inherited two wars but assuming office.

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spacemen are such a foil to the international space station from the park and all cosmodrome in kazakhstan the launch takes place almost exactly fifty years after your current became with the first man to go beyond this atmosphere. we are straight was forced to natasha high natasha had already i'm so worried looks like one of the old tennis records who could be what twenty five years old is about to be broken possibly their absolute there are you know how it's kind of the mean joke of a joke or a g.'s unstoppable and amazing person is twenty fifth straight when they see and that's just one less than the one level data at the beginning of nine hundred eighty six i'll bring you this story of cause and plenty of. so welcome to the sports of the live in r t coming up in the next town minutes

depending champions need to move clear of the russian premier league summit despite a draw with sandman spartak knowledge chick. no joke noble georgevitch beats world number one drop out of the all after an epic final in miami to remain unbeaten so far this year. and him here reigning in a hundred and seven points against preston a career in a season high marking the russian progress console the. now let's get going with premier league football and it's a need to improve his vocal land the third weekend of the season alone at the top that despite the defending champions dropping the first points of the new season on sunday and the travelling to spar technology can and they got off to a great start the exotic it's called the man nineteen done is girls after just seven minutes. but it is a big man failed to fight in the tide in their group with the follow up though and paid the price of nuns like your average made it on the hour mark but then the

trick would tilt a blow as middle of the year bonneville picked up a second yellow card for diving and the man down the hosts sold themselves training once again dunkel as all of it snapped at his third goal from three games so far this season however this one wasn't over yet not yet full back one minute from time thanks to your own non-consent bell of kill off for a cake this by the way said back it's a need with all the standings also. not a great day all round for the pre-season title contenders full of double champions are being worried much kolata face. just a single go in this one and the hosts a fantastic over the top ball despite perfectly but check yahoo and more chances will follow for of be in boats. no bail so a first victory of the season for injury of a new captain roberto collets. and says galway back in action after a week's break the army man's game with previous available last weekend because of

bad weather and despite taking a twentieth minute late against new boys secrets from the dar this time out the rest didn't seem to do them any favors don't mention that side to getting what was to prove to be the most go side solitary goal rusty looking since the defense was then called the open on numerous occasions before because just finally got their equaliser a good because shot banging home on fifty two minutes a one one how it would end in the capital. and he only game to date eric post and save so i mean grossly as we speak goes inside to me a lot late in the first solves their vote teams up pointless so far this year off the losses in their previous two matches. over in england match the city have jelled two thirty in the premier league standings after all going to eat five meals home for action against sunderland on sunday to five different players helping them move within three points of second place stars the know and want to go chelsea

checked at sunderland though dropped to twelve elsewhere of ball beads a more i clinched the first for a sensible and rose to town for good c.l. the three male when fourth from thoughts on blackpool. staying with the boat bucks moving to spain now where lost is past only much in more than nine years as real madrid suffered a shock defeat to sporting gives shaun niguel the loss of us hitting the only goal of the game in the seventy ninth minute in a week attack andy murray is remarkable personal run the one meal result also anding reales perfect record at this until october nobel this year. barcelona have extended their lead at the top of the lovely standings to eight points that's after beating bill you away in one nail after a sluggish opening our man finally to believe for our pick here the school the way

now they have a scrape and several chances later in the game but garcia held on to one male advantage. to the champions league football now and holders into are gearing up ahead of the first leg of the quarterfinals with childcare due to take place and the sincere on tuesday the milan side coming off a disappointing three male defeat at sea to rivals in siri every weekend however and so will be boosted by the return of strike a diego miller time will be hoping to take advantage of shark is more distant mastic ball this is a. thousand times or estimate last year's been displayed around as up ahead of the question will. have played against strong teams like you. to live and then berlin soon gets into the course runnels well it's true that it's in the goodness to get in free some difficulties have been differing results in the champions league and in the bundesliga they have great potential as well but moving away from football and it's set to go down to the size of game seven in the eastern

finals that after. three in game six to go level in a series at three apiece it's still about to get into just over twenty seconds to open one zero for the visiting side there they have to regroup the other teams were allotted to apiece after the first period a glare of play men could brace however profiled with the room well in the driving seat in the middle of the third season or view of down through slovak a lifeline making you want point game with seven minutes left but. so much was able to squeeze in a clutch go for a five for a final score the all important game seven days it's all about sorry that you know fought on tuesday. over in ten is not a joke which is continued his brilliance run in twenty eleven by aging a second miami masters title to his c.v. top ranked rafael adult able to stop the joker has build himself a twenty six match winning history dating back to the end of last year it was the

dull girl who was in control of proceedings are to take in the one hundred six for the world number two job which locked in on his opponent to take the second by six games to three hours maneuvering and the key biscayne wards but they're ending up slugging it out for three and a half hours but an emotional joke which at the age against one of the game's most physical players four six six three and seven six how it ended up a fourth title of the year for djokovic truth stands is winning streak in twenty eleven to twenty fourth straight and that's the best that ron since of our lendl started nine hundred eighty six with twenty five straight victories. and things stateside where phil mickelson guarded a suburban formers over the weekend to take the houston open their three shall victory was left his first since last year's masters and gives him a timely boost ahead of defending his green jacket in augusta later this week. now brant job finished in the type of fare but can make on town now we have the day's

best shot and great effort on the seventh making that sound they saw the p.g.a. tour this year and it was two are ok chris kirk was putting pressure on nicholson with shots like this birdie on the sixteenth. we have to however had the upper hand and finished three strokes clear of runners up kirk and scolds plank mickelson is up to world number three after the way in passing longtime rival tiger woods for the first time since one thousand nine hundred seventy tiger meanwhile drops all the way down to seventh. now it's been a record breaking night in the professional basketball league team keep posting a season high a hundred seven points and the comprehensive how picture against cross they korea was the third time the two clubs have met a season with him q. winning their previous encounters however they have been made to work hard in both occasions well this one was a walk in the park entirely for its own lazing the most courageous man to their second straight win with a game heights when t one point one zero seven seventy one at the buzzer hinkey

certain into their stride and a new coach but he must win tonight is who took over a notch. soon which is the sort of which we played very well on both sides of the ball tonight that's why we won by such a large margin however it is still early to see whether we've agreed visit team under the new coach we've had two weeks in the new system and to be honest with you i'm still trying to remember the nucleus. of all the n.b.a. hardwood he'd have clinched the southwest division and style off to disposing of the nets on the road by me now just to know how games behind a single translators chicago as the teams gear up for the postseason and bron james the driving force behind the heat solid performance the twenty six year old with a stale here leading to down the other round james finished with a game high thirty one points and eleven rebounds. with my i mean control throughout the match the nets did try hard to avoid the six three loss but couldn't

find an answer to the trio craze washed way way down the bron james bosh with a nice smooth as possible as the trio combined for sixty five points while one zero eight to ninety four was the final score. it's a new beginning for the australian cricket team meanwhile with a new face of the helm ahead of the three one day internationals with bangladesh michael clarke taking over captaining duties from ricky ponting to be a tough two and. i think the conditions are sort. of maginot pre-pay pretty slow turning we kids in. good some very specialist are mortal sin is which is a lot of brought here to bat as we have you know. they're going to be quite tough but it's going to challenge you looking forward to. play the singlish once before in. this series so what is there is rose we're going to have to we're going to learn from it all in the subcontinent recently during the will go and finally

jenson button has shown he is more than a one trick pony response world in two thousand and nine the formula one champ i'm going the distance a level man away child on a fifteen hundred need to swim a tank along with the ron and paid for tickets a bike ride no problem for botanists as events like this is helping him greatly when he gets behind will. because you know it's hot here all week i've been training here in the humidity and he. gets mentally very tough so before racing i'm going to malaysia to south philly. yeah this will be me in good spirits but also he said if you made it in context. that's latest in schools with a cell coming up shortly it's the weather and rory will bring you the news headlines so stay with us.

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