a memorandum later handed to us deputy secretary of state james webbow directly stated that the sovietnot recognize as legal any decision on the antarctic regime made without its participation. the west wanted to use resources of the sixth continent for commercial purposes, and the ussr advocated conservation. antarctica is as untouched as possible by science. the negotiations that moscow insisted on lasted for 9 years. and finally, in 1959, the antarctic treaty was concluded. soviet diplomacy won. it was decided to use the continent only for peaceful purposes in the interests of all humanity. 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 it was formed state space research and production center named after mikhail khrunichev. it unites many enterprises producing, launching and servicing space technology. the base for the center was the khrunichev machine-building plant, which has specialized in rockets and space for many decades, and the salyut design bureau. also include