Signature of the agreement between ESA and USSR, on 25 April 1990, including address by Reimar Lüst; documents on signing preparation and text of the framework agreement. The file includes drafts of the agreement and related discussions, and documents on ESA/USSR previous cooperation.
The dossier contains the protocol of a meeting between Russian delegation and ESA, held on 5-7 June 1990 in Paris; mission and meeting report on cooperation with Galvkosmos for the Hermes programme (22-24 March 1990); protocol of the meeting with IKI (Interkosmos) for participation in ESIS programme (26-30 March 1990); report of the Hermes/MIR meeting with Glavkosmos/Interkosmos on 6 November 1989; meeting on framework agreement held on 17 March 1989; technical meeting on the test of the inflatable antenna on MIR station (26-28 October 1988).
Relevant subjects: cooperation US – USSR on space; cooperation on microgravity; Biokosmos Retrievable satellite; IVS proposal (International VLBI Satellite); Hermes development programme; Phobos-2 spacecraft; flight of joint experiments on Biocosmos 9; data on Russian transportation systems.

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