According to the statement, the proposal will be taken to the State Duma for analysis and approval.

This project was devised as part of the two-way agreements to strengthen and expand Moscow-Caracas cooperation for outer space, including collaboration in space science and research, remote sensing of the Earth, satellite communications and navigation, manned-space exploration, as well as space geodesy, material science and medicine, the Sputnik news agency reported.

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