Representatives from NASA encouraged Europe to work on the development of its own manned spaceship. In such a way Europe will be able to provide the world, and mainly the United States, an additional way of get to the international space station.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union back in 1991, the Russian Federation inaugurates its third president, Dmitry Medvedev, who succeeded Vladimir Putin. The new president of Russia was inaugurated in the Kremlin Palace that housed 2,400 guests.

The elections held in March 2008 showed a complete success of 42 year-old Dmitry Medvedev. Although Vladimir Putin handed over the wheel of power to a new president, he mentioned that he would continue his political career. This means that Mr. Putin is going to play an important role in the future of Russia.

According to Associated Press, Vietnam is currently on its way to launch its first satellite. The country's officials stated that Vietnam's main goal is to improve its communications and thus be able to keep up with the speedy development of economy.

The first satellite built by Vietnam is entitled Vinasat No. 1. Officials said the launch is set to be on April 12. The location of the launch is a spaceport in South America, called Kourou. Nguyen Ba Thuoc, vice general director of Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Corp. (VNPT) - a company owned by the state - told reporters that Vinasat No. 1 will be ready for exploitation in May.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mentioned that he is going to sue the government of the United States because it does not grant a waiver that would permit California to enforce its own standards on emissions coming from motor vehicles.

After the announcement of Vladimir Putin that his preferred successor is Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently Russia's Prime Minister, the latter stated that he wants Putin to take his place as the future Prime Minister. Medvedev outlined that as the PM of the future government Putin will be able to guarantee stability in the country.

The Prime Minister of UK, Gordon Brown, looks forward to work with at least 20 multinational companies, among them being Google and Vodafone. His aim is to engage into a "development emergency" in some of the poorest countries in the world.

Former United States vice-president and the Nobel Prize winner for battling global warming, Al Gore, will become a partner of a private equity firm from the Unites States. It is worth mentioning that the firm has a history of supporting "green technology".

The environmental activist, Al Gore, looks forward to become a member of the board of Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers.

The secret of the spy budget has been disclosed by the Bush administration. The budget is estimated at $43.5 billion. It is interesting to note that the secret of the budget has been kept for more than 60 years.

"Disclosure of the amount of the budget is a good first step toward accountability," outlined Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists.