Russian Space Agency sells slots and pizza

Published: 10/4/1999

Sergei Gorbunov, Press Secretary for the Russian Space Agency, has said that Russia may sell its slots on future crews on the International Space Station. According to the agency, Russia is allotted three of the seven spots on the station's permanent crews and is currently holding talks with the Japanese National Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut announced that its logo will be prominently displayed on the Proton rocket that will launch the station in November, according to AFP. The Pizza Hut logo will measure some 30 feet on the fuselage of the 200-foot rocket. Mike Rawlings, Pizza Hut President and Chief Concepts Officer, said that: "Pizza is the most popular food on earth--now Pizza Hut pizza will become the most popular food in space." U.S. astronaut Rick Hieb called the Pizza Hut initiative "a major step toward commercialising space."

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