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[b]Roscosmos to Invest Production of the 5th Soyuz Crew Vehicle in 2010[/b] Before the end of 2010, Roscosmos is to transfer advanced payment to RSC-Energia to build the fifth Soyuz-TMA crew vehicle, Head of Roscosmos Human Space Flight Directorate Alexey Krasnov told news media at the press conference in the Mission Control Center after the docking of Soyuz TMA-19 to the ISS. Currently, Energia builds four crew Soyuzes per year, under the Federal Space Program, to maintain ISS crew rotation. The fifth Soyuz annually is needed for commercial purposes. "RSC-Energie need the fifth Soyuz to enter commercial space services market. We were requested about launching their astronauts to the ISS in Russian vehicles by Canadian Space Agency. We would have this opportunity with the fifth Soyuz," Krasnov stated.
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