[FPSPACE] Russia spacemen undergo rehabilitation on Canary isles

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Russia spacemen to undergo rehabilitation on Canary isles

Tuesday, June 05, 2001 8:00 AM EST 

MADRID, Jun 05, 2001 (Itar-Tass via COMTEX) -- Russian
spacefarers Talgat Musabayev and Yuri Baturin arrived in the
Canary Islands to undergo their post-flight rehabilitation. They
will recuperate under the observation of doctors on the island of
Lanzarote, one of the most beautiful on "the archipelago of
eternal spring". 

The autonomous government of the Canary Islands and the Moscow
Medico-Biological Institute signed an agreement last year that
Russian cosmonauts, returning from their missions, will undergo
medical rehabilitation on the Canaries. 

While drafting the agreement, the sides proceeded from the
premise that the Canary Islands are not only a balmful climate
but also top-class medical establishments which will help
cosmonauts to recuperate fully their forces. 

Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko who spent
two weeks on the island of Grand Canary, were the first to
undergo recuperation there. 

In the future, the Canary authorities are ready to receive
cosmonauts from all countries, participating in the large-scale
project of the International Space Station. 

By Sergei Sereda