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Russia To Launch Solar Probe In January Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 16, 2008 
Russia will launch on January 29 a scientific satellite to study the Sun's interaction with the Earth, the federal space agency said on Monday. The Coronas-Photon satellite, designed to study solar and global warming processes, was delivered on Monday to the Plesetsk space center in Russia's Arkhangelsk region, from where it will be launched. A probe designer said 80% of its ... read more
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The Old World Reaches Out Into New Space Age
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 15, 2008Despite the global financial and economic crisis, the Europeans have decided against cutting allocations for long-term projects in such a high-spending area as astronautics and done just the opposite. The International Space Station program may get a slightly different twist now, and Russia and the United States become outsiders. Judging from a two-day meeting of ministers from European ... more Russian warships bound for Cuba in new show of strength 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Russia said on Monday it was sending a group of warships to Soviet-era ally Cuba in its latest defiant naval move around US waters, part of a drive to revive old Cold War ties with Latin America. The warships will visit Havana on December 19-23, the navy said, continuing a tour that has already taken in US foes Venezuela and Nicaragua and seen the ships pass through the Panama Canal for the ... more UN ministerial meeting on Iranian nuclear program 
New York (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Ministers from the six nations involved in talks over Iran's nuclear program will meet Tuesday at the United Nations with representatives of several Arab countries, diplomatic sources said Monday. The so-called P5-plus-1 -- Germany and permanent UN Security Council members Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- will join Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ... more Russia plans nuclear sub leases to India: report 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Russia plans to lease to India several nuclear-powered submarines of the type on which 20 people were killed last month in a gas leak, ITAR-TASS quoted a top official as saying on Monday. "There is a real possibility we will transfer to India, on a 10-year lease, several nuclear-powered submarines of the same class as the Nerpa," said the head of the state arms cooperation service, Mikhail ... more SKorea says energy aid to NKorea to continue 
Seoul (AFP) Dec 15, 2008Nations negotiating nuclear disarmament with North Korea will continue providing energy aid in coming weeks despite the failure of the latest round of multilateral talks, South Korea said Monday. Russia is pushing to provide 50,000 tons of fuel oil and China plans to deliver 99,000 tons by the end of January to complete their shares of the assistance, said foreign ministry spokesman Moon ... more |
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New Delhi, India (PTI) Dec 15, 2008After the historic moon mission, India will redesign Russian space capsule Soyuz to send its astronauts on the country's maiden manned space mission. "We will be redesigning the Soyuz space capsule of the Russian agency for our mission," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair told PTI. ISRO signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Russian space agency Roskosmos ... more US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow 
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2008US negotiator John Rood will visit Moscow next week to discuss a controversial US anti-missile shield and a successor to a nuclear arms reduction treaty, the State Department said Friday. The State Department confirmed reports from Moscow that Rood, acting US under secretary of state for arms control and international security, will meet Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in the Russian ... more Airlift The Key To True Superpower Capability Part One 
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 In the world of superpowers, it's military airlift capability that separates the world's two heavy hitters -- the United States and Russia -- from all the wannabe second division powers. India and China are both building world power military forces with major air forces and navies. Both countries also are working hard on expanding their military industrial sectors. But both are still ... more Generals Losing Power As Moscow Power Struggle Plays Out 
Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2008 Russian generals have long felt they should be the ones to set military policy. They have trouble accepting civilian authority - be it from President Dmitry Medvedev or Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov. They derisively describe the minister as a former furniture salesman and tax man, yet Serdyukov knows where the brass keep their money. Russian Prime Minister and former President ... more |
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Baikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Dec 12, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) successfully carried the Ciel II satellite into space for the Ciel Satellite Group of Canada on Russia's premier heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Proton Breeze M. This was the sixth launch of the year, and 49th overall, for ILS. It is the 340th launch for the Proton system since its inception. The Proton Breeze M vehicle is built by Khrunichev Space Center ... more European Mars500 Participants Announced 
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 12, 2008The final four Europeans who are set to take part in a 105-day simulated Mars mission were presented to the media in Paris today. From March next year, two of the group will join four Russian participants inside an isolation facility in Moscow. A selection process which started with 5600 applicants has now been finalised with the presentation today of the final four participants at ESA's ... more US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow next week 
Moscow (AFP) Dec 11, 2008The United States and Russia will hold next talks in Moscow next week on a planned US missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, Itar-Tass agency reported Thursday quoting a junior Russian foreign minister. "It is too early to forecast the results of this meeting... Everything depends on the new US administration's assessment of the subject," said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. ... more Reforming The Russian Military Machine Means A Smaller Army 
Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2008 Implementing military reform is a challenging task for Russian generals. Understanding what's going on is daunting for outside observers. Moscow's military leaders seem to think that the best way to proceed is to keep their dirty laundry out of public view. The Russian General Staff has classified reform discussions in order to hide broad discontent among the top generals. It's also a ... more
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