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Wreckage Of Two Satellites In Orbit Poses Serious Threat To Others Korolyov, Russia (RIA) Feb 14, 2009 
The remnants of the U.S. and Russian satellites that collided on Tuesday poses a serious threat to other satellites on the same orbit, a Russian Mission Control official told journalists on Friday. "800 kilometers is a very popular orbit for remote Earth sensing and telecommunications satellites," said Vladimir Solovyov, head of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. ... read more
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Russian supply craft arrives at space station: agency
Moscow (AFP) Feb 13, 2009A Russian cargo ship docked on Friday with the International Space Station carrying clothes, food, oxygen, medical supplies, fuel and a new space suit, RIA Novosti reported from space control centre. The Progress M-66 carrying 2.4 tonnes of cargo docked without difficulty to the orbiting space station, currently home to two Americans and a Russian. It also carried equipment for scientifi ... more Russia Blames Iridium 
Moscow (XNA) Feb 14, 2009The collision between two satellites of the United States and Russia on Tuesday would be the result of a failure on the part of the U.S. Iridium satellite, an official of the Russian Defense Ministry told Xinhua Thursday. The orbit about 800 km above the Earth is called the "junk orbit," where defunct satellites from different countries gather together, said Yuri Ivanov, an official of the ... more Satellite Collision Not To Delay China's Space Program 
Beijing, China (XNA) Feb 14, 2009The wreckage of US and Russian satellites that collided over Siberia poses a threat to China's satellites in orbit, but the country's space plan will proceed as scheduled. A privately owned US communications spacecraft collided with a defunct Russian military satellite about 800 km above northern Siberia at 4:55 pm GMT on Tuesday, according to the US Strategic Command, which made it public ... more EU lays out voluntary space code 
Geneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2009The European Union on Thursday presented a proposal for a voluntary international code on the use of outer space to the Conference on Disarmament, just days after a Russian and US satellite collided. The draft code on civilian and military use, which includes pledges on the integrity of orbiting space objects, was already approved by EU ministers on December 8, the Czech Presidency of the bl ... more Russia still haunted by Afghan ghosts, 20 years on 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2009Russia on Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the Soviet pullout from Afghanistan, haunted by its catastrophic war against Islamists and convinced the trauma harbours lessons for Western forces today. On February 15, 1989 the last Soviet soldier left Afghanistan, ending a war that Moscow initially saw as a brief incursion to bolster its Afghan supporters but became a protracted and bloody ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Feb 13, 2009A Russian nuclear-powered cruiser has captured 10 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean armed with grenade launchers, automatic rifles and landmines, a navy spokesman said Friday. "The nuclear cruiser Pyotr Veliky has detained three small pirate boats," said Igor Dygalo, adding that 10 armed men of Somali citizenship were seized in the operation Thursday. The pirates had been spotted by the ... more Russia, Turkey close to mega energy deals: official 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 13, 2009Russia and Turkey are close to agreeing energy deals worth billions of dollars under which Moscow will build a nuclear power station and supply electricity for Ankara, a Russian official said on Friday. During a visit by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said the two sides were nearing agreement on Russia winning the nuclear energy contract worth up to ... more Satellite collision threatens space assets 
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2009A Russian and a US satellite crashed into each other in an unprecedented collision unleashing clouds of space debris that could threaten orbiting spacecraft, officials said Thursday. A disused Russian military satellite, Kosmos 2251, collided on Tuesday at 1655 GMT with a communications satellite owned by US-based Iridium Satellite LLC, Russian and US space officials said. The accident ... more Pentagon fails to anticipate satellite collision 
Washington (AFP) Feb 12, 2009The Pentagon acknowledged Thursday that it did not anticipate the accidental collision in space of a US commercial satellite with a Russian military satellite, the first major event of its kind. "We did not predict this collision," said Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman. The Bethesda, Maryland-based Iridium Satellite LLC announced Wednesday it had lost an operational satellite after a ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 The path to the new strategic weapons agreement between the United States and Russia, to replace the START I treaty that expires in December of this year, is going to be thorny. Moscow and Washington have longstanding disagreements over the arms-reduction methodology. The excruciating details and negotiating tactics of the Cold War era are back, as the two sides do not trust ... more Russia wants 'fully fledged' ties with NATO: Medvedev 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 12, 2009Russia wants "fully fledged" and mutually profitable ties with NATO, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, quoted by Interfax. "We should convey the message that Russia is interested in having fully fledged, equal and mutually profitable relations with the North Atlantic alliance -- in relations that are not aimed at any third country," Medvedev said in a meeting with Russia's ... more BMD Watch: Kremlin veto on Iran SAM sales 
Washington (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 Russian armaments companies will only sell their advanced S-300 air defense system to Iran if the Kremlin approves it first, or tells them to, the CEO of the national monopoly arms exporting company said last week./hl2> "In relation to the discussion of possible deliveries of S-300 air defense systems (to Iran), I would like to reiterate that if the Russian president and the ... more Analysis: Iran and Tajik energy 
Washington (UPI) Feb 12, 2009 Iran is filling an investment gap in Tajikistan left by the United States and Russia, agreeing to spend on hydropower and other quality-of-life projects. Iran has offered to help Tajikistan complete the construction of the 3,600 megawatt Rogun hydroelectric power station on the Vakhsh River, 70 miles east of the capital, Dushanbe. If built, it would be Central Asia's largest. ... more
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