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ROSKOSMOS AND NASA TO HOLD TALKS IN LE BOURGET ON JUNE 14
MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)- The acquaintance and talks between Roskosmos head Anatoly Perminov and new NASA administrator Michael Griffin on the resumption of shuttle flights and prospects for the International Space Station (ISS) will take place in Le Bourget on June 14.
"The talks have been scheduled for June 14, when Le Bourget will host an international aerospace salon," Vyacheslav Davidenko, official spokesman for Roskosmos, reported on Thursday.
"I have prepared all the questions I am going to ask NASA. We just have to continue the dialogue," Anatoly Perminov said earlier.
The head of Roskosmos complained that he was worried about permanent delays in the launches of the Discovery shuttle. "We are greatly concerned about it. We have been waiting for the launch since February and we hoped it will take place in May. Now it is scheduled for July, and there are rumors that delays will continue," the official said.
"Besides, Russia's commitments on the ISS transport service expire at the year's turn, so all the ISS partners should gather and discuss the schedule for 2006," Anatoly Perminov added.
The US suspended its shuttle expeditions to the ISS after the crash of the Columbia shuttle on February 1, 2003. Since then Russian Soyuz pilot-controlled vehicles have delivered crews to the ISS, with Russian Progress ships in charge of cargoes.

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