Australia's federal minister responsible for Australia's space program, Chris Schacht, said Tuesday the Australian Space Office and the Russian Cosmos group had agreed to start the next planning phase to develop a rocket for launching small satellites from Australia.
Schacht said Australia intended to establish a Russian-Australian joint venture to develop and market a new launch vehicle, based on engines developed by Energomash and capable of lifting payloads of up to a ton into low earth orbit.
Pakistan also has its sights set on cooperation with the Russian Space Agency, a senior government official in Islamabad said Monday. Federal cabinet ministers cleared the way for Pakistan's national space commission to move forward with a memorandum of understanding with Russia for cooperation and development. (Reuters, AP)
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