In accordance with new agreement the USA are going to pay to Russia $43,8 in 2006, including payment for the American astronauts flights to the International Space Station. This information came from NASA representative Melissa Mathews. "At present, the existed agreement between the USA and the Russian Space agency is modified, it includes materials handling, trainings, and return of the American astronaut Bill McArthur back to Earth, who is at the station now. His return is scheduled to March 2006. total sum of agreement constitutes $43,8. the USA is to pay it in the first half of 2006. These funds cover the cost of taking American Jeffrey Williams to the station to and from the station aboard Russian Soyuz crew capsules." According to her, the agreement also funds trainings of the astronaut who changes Williams in late September 2006, and payments for Soyuze emergency service, if necessary" "The contract also includes the long term agreement on $21,8 payment from the USA to Russia for taking one U.S. astronaut to and from the station aboard Russian Soyuz crew capsules till 2011", said Mathews. In accordance with the agreement, at the flights to the ISS in the USA interests one "commercial" place aboard Soyuz is to be reserved for scientists or a tourists.