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May 20, 2013

Russia Boosts Emergencies Space Monitoring
Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 17, 2013
Russia's Emergencies Ministry has finalized deployment of a space monitoring system to help ensuring prompt response to emergency situations in the country, it said on Thursday. "We have created and are expanding a system of space monitoring of emergency situations which provides real-time data on the conditions of potentially dangerous facilities or areas in high-risk zones," the ministry said in a report to the Cabinet. The system currently comprises 10 satellites with monitoring systems o ... read more

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Russia's Proton-M Spacecraft Set to Orbit French Satellite Russia's Proton-M carrier rocket will blast off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan to put a French telecommunications satellite into orbit, a spokesman for the Russian space age ... more		After Chelyabinsk: European experts assess asteroid options In February, a speeding asteroid slammed into our atmosphere and exploded high over Russia's Ural region, injuring hundreds and causing millions of euros of damage. What should we do if we have a si ... more		Angara Rocket Launch Delayed to 2014 The launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket has been delayed by at least a year, Defense Ministry officials said on Monday. The light-class Angara is to be launched in mid-2014 and its he ... more
				Dinosaur predecessors gain ground in wake of world's biggest biodiversity crisis Many scientists have thought that dinosaur predecessors missed the race to fill habitats emptied when nine out of 10 species disappeared during the Earth's largest mass extinction, approximately 252 ... more		Russia Confirms Plans to Send Sarah Brightman to Space Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Monday it has reached an agreement with US-based Space Adventures Ltd. company to proceed with the plans to put British singer Sarah Brightman on a space flig ... more

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Russia has no rivals in space tourism More and more private companies are now making suggestions to tourists to become cosmonauts and visit the Earth's orbit. Specialists say though that full-scale space flights are out of the question ... more		Scientists reach the ultimate goal - controlling chirality in carbon nanotubes An ultimate goal in the field of carbon nanotube research is to synthesise single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with controlled chiralities. Twenty years after the discovery of SWNTs, scientists f ... more		Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria: US Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile Air strikes, dozens dead in Nigeria assault on Islamists Japan PM says shrine visits 'natural' Iraq Slaughter Intensifies; Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ		NASA Extends Crew Flight Contract with Russian Space Agency NASA has signed a $424 million modification to its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) for full crew transportation services to the International Space Station in 2016 with re ... more
				What Happened to Dinosaurs' Predecessors After Earth's Largest Extinction 252 Million Years Ago? Predecessors to dinosaurs missed the race to fill habitats emptied when nine out of 10 species disappeared during Earth's largest mass extinction 252 million years ago. Or did they? That think ... more		NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understand better the mechanisms of how life ad ... more

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Russia Launches New GLONASS-M Satellite Russia has successfully launched a satellite for the GLONASS navigation system from its northern Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the Defense Ministry reported on Friday. The GLONASS-M satellite was launc ... more		Russia Plans to Launch First Angara Rocket in 2014 The Russian military expects the first launch of a new Angara carrier rocket to take place in 2014 after the construction of a new launch complex at the Plesetsk space center is completed, Deputy De ... more		New Stanford Nanoscavengers Could Usher In Next Generation Water Purification Innovation in spectroscopy could improve greenhouse gas detection Study provides insight into nesting behavior of dinosaurs UC Santa Barbara scientist studies methane levels in cross-continent drive Safer, more environmentally friendly flame retardant with first-of-its-kind dual effects Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer Using earthquake sensors to track endangered whales		NASA Prepares For International Space Biology Research Mission NASA and the Russian Institute of Biomedical Problems, Moscow, are collaborating on a space biology mission aboard an unmanned Russian biosatellite to understand better the mechanisms of how life ad ... more
				Russia to Deorbit ISS Pirs Module in 2013 Russia plans to deorbit and sink its Pirs docking module of the International Space Station later this year, a high-ranking official with the Russian space corporation RKK Energia said on Friday. ... more		Spacewalkers Deploy Plasma Experiment, Install Navigational Aid Two members of the Expedition 35 crew wrapped up a 6-hour, 38 minute spacewalk at 4:41 p.m. EDT Friday to deploy and retrieve several science experiments on the exterior of the International Space S ... more

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Chinese premier arrives in India for talks

Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity

Japan PM Abe says may meet with North Korea leader

S. Korea media slams 'provocative' Japan PM photo

US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list

China launches communications satellite

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Yuanwang III, VI depart for space-tracking missions

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U.S. unveils new draft fracking regulations

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Belarus, Russia to Create New Satellite Grouping		Kazakhstan to launch first remote sensing satellite this year		Russian Space Program to Focus on Landing Missions		Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there		New Russian bomber taking shape
Laser empties atoms from the inside out		Russia Extends Space Cooperation With US		Raytheon helps MDA counter ballistic missile threat with delivery of 8th AN/TPY-2 radar		New Space Station Crew Members to Launch and Dock the Same Day

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