12:32, 30 December 2009 | GMT +5
Spacecraft assembling and testing facility to be built in Astana
ASTANA. December 30. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Spacecraft assembling and testing facility will be built in Astana, Kazinform refers to the press service of the Majilis (Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament).

Draft Law "On ratification of the Agreement on conditions of establishment and usage of space system of the Earth remote sensing and spacecrafts assembling and tasting complex between the Governments of Kazakhstan and France" was submitted to the Majilis.
In accordance with the Agreement signed on October 6, 2009, the high-tech facility for assembly and testing of the spacecrafts of various applications will be established in Astana.