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![]() Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Dec 07, 2009 The test launch of Russia's new Angara carrier rocket, which had been scheduled for 2011, have been put back by one year due to lack of financing, space agency Roscosmos said on Saturday. Engine trials were completed earlier this week. The Angara is intended mainly for launch from the Plesetsk space center to reduce Moscow's dependence on Kazakhstan's Baikonur, the main launch facility for ... read more |
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Russia's Space Industry Output To Grow 18 Percent In 2009![]() Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the output of the national space industry in 2009 will increase by about 18%. Despite difficulties caused by the global financial crisis, "financing of the space industry has always been and will remain sufficient," Putin said at a meeting on the development of defense-related industries. "We expect space industry ... more Russia Prepares For December Launch Of DirecTV Satellite ![]() A U.S. telecommunications satellite has been delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan ahead of a December 29 launch, Russia's Khrunichev center said on Friday. DirecTV satellite operator has a contract with Russian-U.S. joint venture International Launch Services (ILS) to launch the DirecTV-12 on board a Proton-M carrier rocket to expand its existing satellite grouping. ... more Soyuz TMA-17 Crews Take Final Tests Before Flight To ISS ![]() The main and backup crews for the next mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin on Thursday their final tests at a space training center near Moscow. Russia's Soyuz-FG carrier rocket bearing the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on December 21. "A two-day final exams session must confirm the readiness of ... more |
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![]() Kazakhstan Plays Down Baikonur Spat ![]() First Two Soyuz Launchers Arrive In French Guiana ![]() Russia Could Delay Maiden Launch Of Angara Rocket |
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More Indigenous Components In Second Moon Mission: ISRO![]() Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayan Mission II, ISRO, on Monday said that there would be more indigenous components in country's second moon mission. Annadurai was in the city to participate in the 30th convocation of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the function, Annadurai said: "This time we expect more indigenous components ... more Russian Cosmonaut Feoktistov Dies At 83 ![]() Well-known spaceship designer and one of the Soviet Union's first cosmonauts, Konstantin Feoktistov, has died at 83 in Moscow, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said Sunday. "We report with regret that Konstantin Feoktistov, a famous Soviet cosmonaut, died in Moscow on Saturday. Information on the funeral service, place and time of the burial will be available later," a Roscosmos ... more Russia Launches Cosmos-Series Military Satellite ![]() Russia's Space Forces on Friday launched a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite, a SF spokesman said. He said the rocket was launched from the Plesetsk space center in north Russia and successfully orbited a satellite that was assigned the serial number Cosmos 2455. Some experts believe the Cosmos series with 2411 and upwards could be part of Russia's Oko ... more |
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![]() US To Continue Using Russian Spacecraft After 2010 ![]() Russia Goes All Out To Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft ![]() Assembly Of Soyuz' Mobile Gantry Underway |
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