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African, Asian Countries Interested in Russian Plasma Engines: Russia's Space Agency Head

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Asian and African countries, including China and India, are very interested in Russian plasma engines, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russian space corporation Roscosmos said.
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"Today, under the conditions of sanctions, we have changed our [market] orientation. The countries of Asia, China, Africa, and India have a very serious interest in these [plasma] engines," Borisov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as broadcast by Russian TV.
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Roscosmos offered African countries the construction of national modules in the Russian Orbital Service Station, Borisov added.

"[With the African countries] we talked [...] about manned spaceships. I offered to participate in the Russian Orbital Station project. Not just the training of cosmonauts, but even the construction of national modules. I will say that the interest in our proposals is very high," Borisov concluded.