Russia developing more reliable, versatile spacecraft

MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is developing new, reliable spacecraft that will fulfill a variety of military and civil tasks, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Tuesday.

"Work is being conducted on a new generation of spacecraft. They will be multi-functional and more reliable craft, dual-purpose for military and civil use. This is the only way to effectively use the budget," Ivanov said at a press conference in Moscow.