[img]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100828/capt.55d57888ab164ff2a9b139f2ed308e25-55d57888ab164ff2a9b139f2ed308e25-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=HHoCvR581uEzH48aNJxzDQ--[/img]AP - Russia will launch its manned space missions from a new center in the Far East in 2018, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday, as the country seeks greater independence for its space program.