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To: djane who wrote (7085)	8/31/1999 7:10:00 PM
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Kazakstan lifts ban on launches from Baikonur [Get ready for the 9/24 launch. Maybe this is why Mr. Schwartz suddenly got so talkative...] [See also space.com story at space.com FLORIDA TODAY Space Online "Planet Earth's best source for online space news" Aug. 31, 1999 Copyright ¸ 1999, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast or re-distributed directly or re-directly. MOSCOW (AP) - Kazakstan on Tuesday lifted a ban on Russian rocket launches from its Baikonur launch pad imposed after a July rocket explosion, Russian officials said. Russia relies heavily on Baikonur -- built when Kazakstan was still part of the Soviet Union -- for its manned space program and commercial and military launches, and has been pressing the Kazak government to lift the ban. After talks in Moscow on Tuesday, Kazak Vice Premier Alexander Pavlov agreed to drop the ban, Russian Vice Premier Ilya Klebanov said, according to Russian news agencies. "Rockets will fall in the future, too, but now we have laid out our actions in case such situations arise," Klebanov said. He said Russia had "fulfilled all its obligations" regarding Baikonur. Russia has a 20-year lease on the launch pad under a 1994 agreement with Kazakstan, but has been reluctant to pay for it, largely because of Kazakstan's debts to Russia. After the July 5 crash and ensuing ban, Russia finally delivered its first cash payment of $12.5 million. Meanwhile, Russia's Khrunichev space center has transferred $270,000 to Kazakstan in compensation for damages incurred by the crash of a Proton rocket carrying a Russian military satellite, Khrunichev chief Yuri Koptev said Tuesday, according to Interfax. However, Kazak officials warned last week that the final damage estimate might be higher, after an expert commission found containers of rocket fuel considered environmentally dangerous scattered near northern Kazak villages. Kazakstan initially banned all Russian launches, then limited the ban to Proton rockets, which it claims cause more environmental damage. The Proton, used to launch foreign commercial satellites, is the main cash cow for the Russian space industry. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the Terms of Service updated February 1998. Please e-mail comments or questions about this page to Space Online Editor Mark DeCotis. Contact Space Online Manager Jim Banke to inquire about becoming a sponsor. This World Wide Web site is copyright ¸ 1999 FLORIDA TODAY.