1.  During the Cold War, in addition to a hefty budget for military space operations, Russia spent heavily on its civilian space program.

2.  Logsdon, the Space Policy Institute director, said he does not believe the military use of space will have any affect on civilian space exploration.

3.  Since then the civilian space budget has declined precipitously, to less than a tenth of that of the United States.

4.  The answer to when civilian space travel will begin also lies somewhere there.

5.  Despite its high costs, the civilian space program still remains a sound investment for Russia.

6.  Occasionally, export controls take the form of sanctions, such as the U.S. action in choking off civilian space cooperation with India.

7.  The civilian space program has worked out some creative deals to help bolster its resources.