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Final frontier: Russia & India sign space memorandum Ambitious space deals signed, India asks Russia for help with its first-ever manned mission
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A deal for space cooperation signed on Friday between Russia and India concerns a manned space program and the development of cooperation in the sphere of navigation systems, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin told journalists. Russia and India have agreed to develop landmark projects in space. New Delhi also requested Moscow to cooperate in its first-ever mission to send a man into space which is scheduled for 2022.
The contract is the first of several expected to be signed between Russia and India during President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India. The deal, signed on Friday, concerns a manned space program and the development of cooperation in the sphere of navigation systems, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin revealed.
An Indian monitoring station will be built near the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Siberia, Rogozin said, without providing any further details about the project. India is creating its own navigation system, like GPS or Russian GLONASS. The new agreement implies that an Indian monitoring station for such a system will be built near the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Siberia.
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New Delhi also asked Moscow for help with its own space launch project in 2022, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said on Friday. “The Indian side has approached us with a request on the implementation of its own project ensuring the launch of an Indian astronaut to space in 2022,” Borisov told reporters. 
Reports saying that Russia may take an Indian astronaut to space earlier appeared in Indian media. “The first Indian astronaut was sent to space on a Russian Ship. They are likely to collaborate with us… sending a manned space ship,” sources told One India new portal. So far, Rakesh Sharma remains the only Indian to travel to space. He flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz rocket to the Salyut orbital station in 1984. New Delhi also asked Moscow for help with its own space launch project in 2022. The ambitious deadline – 2022 – was set earlier by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who wanted to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Indian independence from British colonial rule. 
President Putin and Indian PM Narendra Modi are set to sign over 20 documents in all. Yet all eyes are on the expected S-400 Triumf deal. India agreed to buy the most sophisticated Russian air defense system available on the market for more than $5 billion. The Gaganyaan spacecraft, designed to carry three people, will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km (186-248 miles).So far, Rakesh Sharma remains the only Indian to travel to space. He flew aboard the Soviet Soyuz rocket to the Salyut orbital station in 1984. Independently, the country which launched many unmanned missions didn’t send a man into space.
President Putin and PM Modi are set to sign over 20 documents in all. Later on Friday, they signed the hugely-anticipated S-400 Triumf deal. India agreed to buy the most sophisticated Russian air defense system available on the market for more than $5 billion.
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