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December 22, 1999

Meibek Moldabekov, director of the Russian Space Agency, demanded that Kazakhstan stop criticizing Russia for its use of the Baikonour space center, or Russia would move its launches to a site in Russia in 2004 or 2005. Kazakhstan has complained that failed Russian launches scattered toxic fuel and rocket parts across the landscape. --Stephen V Cole