Sending space tourists to the International Space Station using Russian spaceships may become problematic after 2009, according to the head of the Russian Space Agency (RSA) of the RF Anatoly Perminov. Closing such expensive and popular sector as space travel the RSA head explains with an agreement signed by the member countries (including Russia) of the international space programme.
      
      According to the international agreement, since 2009, if Japan and Europe launch scientific multipurpose modules, crews of the International Space Station must consist of 6 people. In this case there will be no free places left for tourists of the Russian rockets. Along with that Anatoly Perminov notes that within the next two years something may become clear regarding the pilot-controlled spaceship that Europe and Russia work on together.
      
      Nowadays, as Anatoly Perminov marks, Russia actively works in the sphere of space travel. When RSA sees it possible to take tourists to space, they always do it. However, the number of people willing to fly to space is so high that RSA cannot satisfy them all.
      
      Sources: www.parlcom.ru www.nr2.ru

Adam Raine :
what will the internationalspace station be like when it is done?

Added: 30 December 2007 02:59

Sid Van de Kerckhove :
16 countries are working together to complete the ISS by 2010 to enable research on long term effects of space travel on the human body. Italy e.g sent a module to enable future installation of European and Japanese laboratory modules. Russia will add 3 modules by 2011, including a lab. Also new energy modules will be added to the ISS. Upon completion, the ISS would be 109 m long and 88,4 m wide.

Added: 02 January 2008 21:48