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Mirziyoyev says Uzbek citizen may fly on Russian spacecraft

Business Materials 19 October 2018 14:55 (UTC +04:00)
A citizen of Uzbekistan may also fly on a Russian spacecraft in the near future
Mirziyoyev says Uzbek citizen may fly on Russian spacecraft

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 19

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A citizen of Uzbekistan may also fly on a Russian spacecraft in the near future, Uzbek media reported citing President Shavkat Mirziyoyev as saying during his speech on the recent results of the Uzbek-Russian talks.

"I do not rule out the possibility that in the near future a citizen of Uzbekistan may fly on a Russian spacecraft," he said.

The head of state also spoke about another project of the two countries in the field of space research.

"A joint project was signed for the development of space research - a super-powerful radio telescope on the Suffa plateau. We discussed the implementation of this project with Vladimir Putin a few months ago, and today we are adopting a roadmap," Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted.

On. Oct. 19, Uzbekistan and Russia signed a Practical Action Plan for the creation of the Suffa International Radio Astronomy Observatory .

Within the next two years, the parties will register the Suffa International Observatory as a subject of international law, work out a feasibility study and conduct re-preservation. It will take about three more years to complete the construction.

The Suffa Plateau is located at an altitude of over 2,500 meters above sea level, on the border with Tajikistan. It was chosen in the 1980's as one of the best places on the territory of the USSR from the point of view of astroclimate: there are 250 sunny days a year, clean air, and the atmosphere gives a minimum absorption of the radio signal.

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