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SSTL Delivers On Russian KANOPUS Missions London, UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2009 
Surrey Satellite Technology has delivered to the customer, FSUE NPP VNIIEM, the first two suites of equipment for the KANOPUS-type satellite platforms. The equipment now in Russia has successfully completed two weeks of tests, marking a major milestone for the project and the customer. Work is now underway to integrate the equipment into the first two satellites, under a joint operation wi ... read more
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Iridium Provides Update On Satellite Constellation
Bethesda MD (SPX) Mar 10, 2009Iridium is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, the company completed the replacement of the operational Iridium satellite lost in the collision three weeks ago with a non-operational Russian satellite. The unique architecture of Iridium's fully-meshed network of 66 satellites enabled the continuity of service to Iridium's customers while one of Iridium's in-orbit spares w ... more Space Program Still Vital 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 10, 2009In 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 w ... more Russia Beefs Up Black Sea Fleet 
Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 Russia is strengthening its forces in the south of the country, including its powerful Black Sea Fleet, Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Vladimir Popovkin announced Thursday. Relations between Russia, the United States and NATO were tense for several months following the Russian invasion and occupation of one-third of the former Soviet republic of Georgia in the Caucasus last August. ... more Lavrov Against Arms Race In Space 
Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 09, 2009Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that an arms race in outer space is inadmissible and called on other world powers to unite efforts in countering missile threats. "Prevention of an arms race in space will contribute to ensuring the predictability of the strategic situation and preserving the orbital property," Sergei Lavrov told a disarmament conference in Geneva, adding that all st ... more Despite An Upbeat Fresh Start Critical Differences Remain 
Geneva (AFP) March 6, 2009Russia and the United States on Friday signalled a fresh start on missile defence and disarmament issues after a first meeting of their foreign ministers since US President Barack Obama was elected. Both US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said the meeting marked the beginning of a thaw in relations between the two superpowers. "This is a fresh ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Mar 5, 2009 Unlike many other newly emerging oil-rich nations, Kazakhstan is not placing all its hopes on its hydrocarbon resources but seeking to diversify its energy exports to include uranium, adducing an increased demand for the fuel in coming decades from countries interested in nuclear power. Ultimately, however, having the silvery metal underwrite an increased percentage of the national economy mig ... more US space tourist shrugs off 10 mln dollar price hike 
Star City, Russia (AFP) March 5, 2009American software tycoon Charles Simonyi on Thursday shrugged off a 10 million dollar price hike by Russia for his next space flight, saying space tourism was the way of the future. Simonyi, one of the brains behind the rise of Microsoft, said the 35 million dollars (28 million euro) he is paying for his March 26 trip -- compared to the 25 million dollar bill he paid for a first trip in 2007 ... more New ISS Crew Announced At Russia's Star City 
Star City, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 06, 2009A committee at Russia's space training center, Star City, announced the line up for the crew of the 19th Expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), a RIA Novosti correspondent said on Thursday. The ISS crew, comprising Russian Commander Gennady Padalka, U.S. Flight Engineer Michael Barratt, and American space tourist Charles Simonyi, one of the founders of Microsoft, will lift of ... more US to urge Russia not to sell missiles to Iran: Clinton 
Brussels (AFP) March 5, 2009US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she would urge Russia to stop missile sales talks with Iran, during meetings in Geneva with her Russian counterpart. She said she would "raise with Russia their continuing discussions with Iran about selling longer-range missiles, which we think are a threat to Russia as well as to Europe and neighbours in the region." Clinton meet ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) March 4, 2009US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday holds her first bilateral talks with her Russian counterpart as Washington seeks to "reboot" ties plagued by discord over Iran and missile defence. Her meeting in Geneva with Sergei Lavrov will be a test of whether President Barack Obama's emphasis on diplomacy can improve US-Russian relations, which were badly strained during the presidency of Ge ... more Iran says nuclear plant to start operating by Sept 
Tehran (AFP) March 4, 2009Iran said on Wednesday that its much-delayed nuclear power plant, where testing began last month, would start generating electricity by September 2009. The 1,000-megawatt Russian-built plant in the southern port city of Bushehr will first generate around 500 megawatts, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told parliament, the official IRNA news agency reported. "Since the fuel for the pow ... more Walker's World: Fiscal woes roil Kremlin 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 4, 2009 The Russian political system is learning the hard way that economic hardship forces political disputes. Budget deficits require policy choices over what to cut and what to preserve. Ministries and special interests mobilize to defend their turf and their budgets, and appeal to higher authority for support. Tough decisions have to be made. Until a year ago, those tough decisions were mad ... more Siemens teams up with Russia for slice of nuclear pie 
Berlin (AFP) March 4, 2009Siemens has become the latest German firm to up its game and tap into the renewed interest in nuclear power being seen all across the world -- but not in the company's own backyard. The Munich-based industrial giant said late Tuesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with Russian firm Rosatom that they hope will become the "world market leader" in nuclear te ... more
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