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Russia’s Roscosmos launches contest to recruit cosmonauts January 27, 2012 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos has launched a cosmonaut selection competition, Roscosmos said on its web site on Friday, January 27. Candidates should apply with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. The lucky few will be selected for cosmonaut training by a commission made up of representatives of the training center, rocket and space corporation Energia and the Institute of Biomedical Problems, according to RIA Novosti. The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center also held a recruitment contest for potential cosmonauts last year. The contest targeted a broad spectrum of people, but mainly those employed in the rocket and space industry.  Top stories Russia and Iran have remained two of the Syrian government's closest international backers throughout the bloodshed. An Egyptian judge on set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak. The 2002 “Service Deferral Law” offered the draft-age ultra-Orthodox choice between studying in seminaries or working. A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station killing 49 and injuring hundreds of people.   |  Latest news American Beauty’s Mena Suvari to star in Hilary Winston comedy  It centers on Agnes, who, after being dumped by her fiance, leans on her co-workers to help her come out of her shell.European Court: Italy violated human rights in deporting migrants The case deals with 24 Somalis and Eritreans intercepted by Italian Coast Guard 35 nautical miles from Italy’s Lampedusa.Meryl Streep announced as Oscar presenter Streep, who’ve taken home 2 statues, is nominated this year for her role as Margaret Thatcher in "Best Actress" category.UK health secretary to report abortion clinics to police The Daily Telegraph discovered that women were being granted illegal abortions by doctors based on the sex of their unborn baby. |
