Putin called for making the space industry the flagship of Russia's national development and economy

The space industry should be the flagship of the national development and economy of the Russian Federation. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, April 16.

"It is imperative to increase the potential of the Russian space industry so that it becomes the flagship, one of the key sustaining forces of our entire national development," the head of state said at a meeting on the development of space activities.

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