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On April 12, a Russian cosmonaut named Sergey Murshev, who

July 12, 2017 by Devin Jones

On April 12, a Russian cosmonaut named Sergey Murshev, who is also named in the Russian Space Commission's list of candidates, was selected as the new cosmonaut of the year, after his nomination was made public. Murshev is one of six men from Russia, all of whom are also selected in the Russian list, who will serve out their second and third terms.

Russian space agency Roscosmos will also be given the right to vote on whether it wishes to make any changes to its policies or procedures, including allowing female cosmonauts or astronauts without their male counterparts to perform their duties.

Russian space agency Roscosmos will also be given the right to vote on whether it wishes to make any changes to its policies or procedures, including allowing female cosmonauts or astronauts without their male counterparts to perform their duties. Russia's Cosmonaut of the Year

There is no denying that there are some women astronauts currently in space, but there are quite a few more, and it is worth noting that this list was developed by the Russian Space Agency in the year 2000. The list is based on a draft of a document that Russian journalists and cosmonauts submitted to the Commission, but it has since been amended. As with all such publications, it is not clear when the decision on the new list will be made.

The Committee has been working on its report since December 2014, and it is not clear whether the new list will be updated after that, or whether it will be submitted to the Commission. The Commission has not yet decided on the next president of the Russian Union. In any event, we can hope that the new list will be published by the end of the year, and that the Commission will have ample time to update the list, to ensure the full coverage.

Russian cosmonaut candidates will also be given the right to vote on whether they wish to perform their duties. According to the Russian Space Agency's website, it is a "long-held policy" that all Russian women and men in space must be nominated to the Commission within 10 years of beginning their careers.

Russian space agency Roscosmos will also be given the right to vote on whether it wishes to make any changes to its policies or procedures, including allowing female cosmonauts or astronauts without their male counterparts to perform their duties.

In January 2016, Roscosmos announced that it would offer women all positions held by NASA's Space Shuttle program to the new female astronaut position. The move is part of