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Space Program Still Vital Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2009 
In 1961, when President John F. Kennedy told Congress we'd put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, he knew that the journey of discovery would yield more value than simply beating the Russians to the moon. "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth," were the ... read more
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Russia to open naval base in Georgian rebel region: reports
Moscow (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Russia will open a naval base in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the head of the region's separatist administration and a Russian military source were quoted as saying on Monday. "Indeed, there is an agreement in principle on the creation of a base for ships of the Black Sea Fleet in the town of Ochamchire," Abkhaz leader Sergei Bagapsh was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency ... more NATO chief hopes for new era in relations with Russia 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 26, 2009NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed hope Monday for a new era in the alliance's relations with Russia, ahead of talks next month with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. "Next month, I'll meet with the head of the Russian delegation at the security conference in Munich, to re-engage at the political level," Scheffer said. "I hope it will be the first step in a ... more Walker's World: Why wealth is power 
Washington (UPI) Jan 26, 2009 The Obama administration is suddenly confronted with a most unusual conundrum: Developments that are evidently bad for the global economy might also, at least in the short term, be good for the strategic interests of the United States. The economies of China and Russia have run into serious trouble, battered by the global recession. That saps the confidence of their leaders, narrows the ... more Oil spill in Russian Far East kills hundreds of birds: reports 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 26, 2009A fuel oil spill off Russia's far eastern island of Sakhalin has killed hundreds of birds in a wildlife area of international importance, Russian news agencies reported Monday. "Hundreds of birds have been killed, including ducks, guillemots and divers," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the head of the Sakhalin diving centre Vladimir Bardin as saying. "The shore is covered for three ... more Russia says 'ice broken' in chilly NATO relations 
Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2009Russia on Saturday said there has been a thaw in its chilly relations with the Western military alliance NATO, ahead of high-level informal talks between the two sides next week. "In fact the ice has been broken," Russia's ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin told the Echo of Moscow radio station in an interview. "The ice has been broken because the informal NATO-Russia meeting on Monday ma ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 23, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegation ... more Russia Wants No More ISS Tourists After 2009 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009The International Space Station (ISS) will be off limits to space tourists after 2009 as its crew grows from three to six, the Russian space agency head said on Wednesday. Roscosmos director Anatoly Perminov said in an interview with the daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta that the last commercial flights would be made in March 2009 by Charles Simoniy (his second trip) and by a Kazakh national in the ... more Russia Sets Sail Again For Overseas Military Bases 
by Ilya KramnikMoscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009 The Russian Navy is going to return to its bases abroad. A statement to this effect was made by the spokesman for the Navy's headquarters last week. What will the Russian Navy's return be like after 20 years' absence? What goals can it pursue? During the Cold War, the Soviet Navy was stationed in the Mediterranean to prevent an attack by Western aircraft ... more Russian Strategic Bombers Conduct Patrols Over Arctic 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Russian Tu-160 Blackjack and Tu-95MS Bear strategic bombers carried out on Wednesday regular patrols over the Arctic Ocean, a Russian Air Force spokesman said. "Two Tu-160 strategic bombers carried out on Wednesday a regular patrol flight over the Norwegian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The crews honed their instrumental flight skills and accomplished several other tasks," Lt. Col. Vladimir ... more |
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 22, 2009Russia will be able to build a nuclear power plant in Belarus without a tender once the two ex-Soviet republics sign an inter-governmental agreement on civilian nuclear power use, Russia's Rosatom said Wednesday. Russia and Belarus agreed to sign the inter-governmental agreement in the first quarter of 2009 during talks on Wednesday between the Belarusian government and a Rosatom delegatio ... more New Astra 1M Satellite Ready For Operation 
Betzdorf, Luxembourg (SPX) Jan 21, 2009SES Astra reports that its new Astra 1M satellite has been successfully deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations. The satellite, which was built by EADS Astrium and launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 5 November 2008 has successfully passed all necessary in-orbit tests of the hardware and broadcasting functionalities on board. ... more F-35 Jet Designed To Take Out The S-300 Battery 
Washington (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The American Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth Lightning Joint Strike Fighter is designed to destroy Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, its developers say. The F-35's capability is particularly relevant in this time of increased concern over Russia's alleged sale of S-300s to Iran, a nation that has repeatedly threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." According to Pravda.ru, Lockh ... more India test-fires supersonic cruise missile 
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 20, 2009India's military Tuesday tested a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it had developed jointly with Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said. The missile was fired from the Pokhran range in the western desert state of Rajasthan, bordering Pakistan, that was also the site of India's nuclear tests in 1998. The official said the test was "routine," but ... more
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