SAMARA, Russia


—


A contract ordering the builder of Russia’s Soyuz rocket to provide four vehicles to be launched from Europe’s Guiana Space Center spaceport is expected to be signed the week of June 18 at the Paris air show




, according to Russian and European industry officials.

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