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Friends and Partners in Space (FPSPACE) Listserver

Welcome to the FPSPACE list! This is an unmoderated list, i.e., everything that is sent to the e-mail address "fpspace@solar.ncsa.uiuc.edu" is automatically forwarded to the entire distribution. A few comments regarding the content and nature of the list:

• The objectives of this list are: to dessiminate information on the space programs of Russia and the Former Soviet Union (FSU), including program history, current projects, technical specifications of space vehicles, mission descriptions, data on astronauts and cosmonauts, etc.; to improve East-West communication and foster international cooperation; and to provide a forum for discussions pertaining to the space programs of the world. It is *not* a forum for debate of political, ethical, or idealogical issues that have no relation to space programs.
• Standard rules of netiquette apply. Also, as we may have subscribers of varying levels of familiarity with Russian space programs, please do not flame people for asking for information which may be obvious to the "informed" reader.
• If you have comments regarding the administration of the list, or if you would like to contribute material to the FPSPACE WWW server ( http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/jgreen/fpspace.html) please send them to jlgreen@clark.net