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That, and the fact that sending sophisticated technology into the U.S.S.R. would be risky, suggests that the U.S. is unlikely to take up Sagdeyev's offer. U.S.-Soviet cooperation and the rising fortunes of the Soviet space program have posed troubling questions for Washington that cannot be ignored. Can the U.S. forge a consistent, long-range policy for space? What kind of resources will it take for America to recapture its position as the leading space power? Considering the Soviet lead, is it possible to catch up? It is up to the Reagan Administration, which is currently re-evaluating the future of the crippled U.S. space program, to supply the answers.
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